Example sentences of "point [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In other words , Lyons , a man who preferred and prefers to make his bargaining points through the media , was prepared to disrupt vital supplies , inflicting untold damage to the economy , without having had any direct discussion with us as to our plans or policies . |
2 | Ask yourself again if there are any contact points between the hurts or wrongs of the past and your present difficulties . |
3 | Mapping of the contact points between the deoxyriboses in the DNA backbone and cAMP-CRP and CytR |
4 | The writer goes on to make further points about the picture 's elements . |
5 | Remember your ‘ plus ’ points during the interview |
6 | The lighting was a problem in the hall , if you had it pointed towards the window it was too bright , if you pointed it into the interior , it was too dark . |
7 | The Spirit , then , is fully involved in the anguish of our world-in-the-making , and of us Christians-in-the-making ; and he points towards the day when the pains of travail will give way to the joys of birth . |
8 | In fact , much points towards the conclusion that , despite its centrality to Hitler 's own thinking , anti-Semitism was for the most part of no more than secondary importance as a factor shaping popular opinion in the Third Reich . |
9 | An exoticism that points towards the transcendent — who knows ? |
10 | But that , I would argue , is an important task in itself , for it points towards the importance of studying in its particular application what is the major theme of this book : the central symbolic and moral significance assigned to sexuality in our culture . |
11 | RC now points towards the track , telling you which way to turn , L or R , to reach the track . |
12 | The obvious difference between the two actions is that the hammer in Walter 's action points towards the player while the hammer in Cristofori 's action points away ( compare illus.2,3 ) . |
13 | Furthermore , the escapement is hinged to the key rather than fitting into a slot and the hammer points towards the player . |
14 | But , because the hammer points towards the player , the rotation of the key moves the check away from the hammer when the key is played , rather than bringing the two closer together . |
15 | Further investigation reveals that each bacterium contained a chain of crystals of an iron compound , known as lodestone or magnetite , which always points towards the Earth 's magnetic poles . |
16 | I 'm afraid I 'd have to rewire this guitar in a more commonsense manner , so the toggle switch points towards the set of controls in use ( that 's the key , I think ) , and also so that the volumes sit fore and the tones aft , the way Gibsons and Fenders do . |
17 | Nevertheless , though the currents of genuine popular opinion are now even more difficult to evaluate than they had been earlier , given the intensified persecution from 1942 onwards of even relatively trivial ‘ offences ’ of criticizing the regime or ‘ subverting ’ the wartime ordinances , every sign points towards the growth in this period of a ‘ silent majority ’ increasingly critical of the Nazi regime — even if the criticism was often only obliquely expressed — and ready to blame it for the mounting miseries of the war . |
18 | The central computing facilities are accessible twenty-four hours a day , seven days a week from more than 600 access points throughout the University , or by external telephone or telecommunications links . |
19 | The central computing facilities are accessible twenty-four hours a day , seven days a week from more than 600 access points throughout the University , or by external telephone or telecommunications links . |
20 | With more destinations in France , and departure points throughout the UK , Air France is the leading airline to France . |
21 | In 1986 the tactics used by Mr Rupert Murdoch to make sure that his newspapers were taken from ‘ Fortress Wapping ’ to delivery points throughout the country were very much in the news . |
22 | The team usually comprises a number of subject specialists who either build up major collections in their specializations ( often , but not necessarily located at the central library ) or allocate titles to appropriate service points throughout the authority . |
23 | There are eight recycling points throughout the city … and if you want to be the complete environmentalist … they say it 's better to walk there or cycle if you can . |
24 | You can either join us at the relevant Channel port or take advantage of our coach service operating from 49 departure points throughout the U.K. We take the cross-Channel ferry and motor down to the south of France or Costa Brava , in style . |
25 | Quite apart from the good design points like the valance/sack extension , there are even little refinements like tug-loops tied on to the zips . |
26 | From many vantage points near the city , exciting views of the Austrian Vorarlberg and the Santis can be had . |
27 | This run was of particular interest to diesel enthusiasts , due to the locos employed , resulting in many photographers at all the vantage points along the route . |
28 | In the Peak District , the Manifold Trail has eight miles of level tarmac , with access points along the way . |
29 | Then as the source approaches the horizon increases until , at the horizon , it points along the time axis ; the maximum outward component of velocity of light therefore falls to zero at the horizon . |
30 | In addition , being the test body 's momentum , points along the path . |