Example sentences of "point in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are going somewhere then you have to know where you are going in order to point in the right direction . |
| 2 | Moreover the provisions of section 2(1) ( a ) also seem to point in the same direction . |
| 3 | Keep the rig as upright as possible An upright rig presents more sail area to the wind and keeps the driving force pointing in the right direction — horizontally forwards . |
| 4 | Generally , then , the basic objective is to build up a strong framework or system of main stems , and to develop lateral side shoots which are pruned back each spring to 3 or 4 inches ( 7.5 or 10cm ) , with a terminal bud pointing in the right direction to fill spaces and gaps . |
| 5 | The car 's pointing in the right direction . ’ |
| 6 | Twenty five signs inscribed ‘ To the Trams ’ and bearing an arrow pointing in the appropriate direction , were fixed to lamp standards in streets adjoining those served by the trams . |
| 7 | This was a book of fables , most of them pointing in the inevitable direction ; the title story told , with some charm , of a little boy who saw from a hillside while out walking a house whose windows were all of gold . |
| 8 | Each layer or sheet , of which there may be 50 or 100 altogether , contains fibres of the protein collagen all pointing in the same direction within the plane of the layer , so that each sheet has a readily ( if you have an electron microscope ) discernible direction or polarity associated with it . |
| 9 | This effect is best corrected by observing the exhaust smoke and trimming the model so that the tail boom is pointing in the same direction that the smoke is being blown . |
| 10 | He wants everyone pointing in the same direction , and that means a common culture and a common status . |
| 11 | We have , then , student wittingness and intellectual maturity both pointing in the same direction . |
| 12 | ‘ So many separate bits of evidence all pointing in the same direction . |
| 13 | When the front wheels were no longer capable of pointing in the desired direction of travel , it would launch into a gentle semi-spin if you did not act to salvage the situation . |
| 14 | Apparently , one out of every 16 signposts at crossroads in the region are pointing in the wrong direction . |
| 15 | Apart from uncovering hundreds of signs pointing in the wrong direction , the survey of eight counties in South West England also discovered that , to bring about consistency , an average of seven changes to place names were needed on every road intersection That is roughly equivalent to two changes on every standard rural signpost , such as the one shown in the photo graph ( left ) . |
| 16 | ‘ You do know , of course , that you 're pointing in the wrong direction , ’ Gabriel stated . |
| 17 | The third seed wasted two match points in the second set tie break before capitulating 4–6 7–6 6–3 to the big-serving Australian . |
| 18 | Improved management techniques could include new information Points in the inner cities , a decentralization of some services to deprived areas and the appointment of specialist staff to deal with the problems encountered by the long-term unemployed . |
| 19 | Obviously many things might muddy the correlation between social structure and prohibited partners , but one piece of existing evidence points in the right direction . |
| 20 | He then teamed up with partner Jason Jones to clinch the vital seven victory points in the deciding doubles encounter . |
| 21 | In any highly organised structure ( e.g. crystals , plants , humans ) there are certain points at which the energy is highly concentrated , for example the human Chakras in the Yogic tradition and the acupuncture points in the traditional Chinese medical system . |
| 22 | In particular , I am pleased to note a number of important developments stemming from action points in the first Plan . |
| 23 | The Cherry and Whites are used to winning against Nottingham … last time they played it was for league points in the first division … |
| 24 | Kendall axed Johnston after accusing his players of possessing a big-time mentality and failing to scrap for vital Premier League points in the less-glamourous matches . |
| 25 | And he would trace any higher levels of bodily organization and mental faculties , explicitly including those in man , to long-run progress from remote starting points in the simplest organisms of all , infusorian monads . |
| 26 | If the Earth is a living being its energy flows and sacred centres correspond to the meridians and acupuncture points in the human body . |
| 27 | But for hundreds of sightseers who took up vantage points in the nearby mountains and on the main deck of an Urnersee pleasure boat , it was the disappointment of the year . |
| 28 | The introduction of a local income tax therefore requires a major reform to income tax and one that points in the opposite direction to the recent individualisation of tax — with separate assessment for husbands and wives . |
| 29 | The best solution to this problem is the exchange of stock between different service points in the same authority . |
| 30 | Their occurrence with other prestigious grave goods in the burials of royal personages in ancient China points in the same direction . |