Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] the point " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternatively , however , you may want to emphasise the point that actual readers are unlikely to respond all in the same way , especially readers differing in gender , class , age , ethnicity or some other aspect of social identity . |
| 2 | In general , depending on the identified cause of such a mismatch , either the documentation of the unit will need modifying or the program presentation will need to emphasize the point more clearly . |
| 3 | However , if one looks at section 3 it is — we do not need to decide the point — at least doubtful whether it would apply to the circumstances of the present case , because the requisite intent which has to be present before section 3 is breached is the intent under subsection ( 2 ) of section 3 , ‘ ( a ) to impair the operation of any computer ’ — that clearly does not apply to what the respondent did here — ‘ ( b ) to prevent or hinder access to any program or data held in any computer ’ — that again clearly does not apply to what the respondent did here — and ‘ ( c ) to impair the operation of any such program ’ — that does not apply here . |
| 4 | The director nods in agreement and does not seek to argue the point . |
| 5 | You do need to move the point cams during increasing or decreasing so the basic rule is ‘ never move the point cam nearest the carriage ’ . |
| 6 | I would like to emphasise the point I made in my previous letter , that a recent BMA survey showed that 85 percent of doctors believe a ban on animal research would damage medical progress . |
| 7 | But going on I 'd like to pick the point made er from the Department of Environment about the exceptions policy and the way they envisage it . |
| 8 | I do n't know the details of the plan as it is of course an Eighth Army operation , but I would like to stress the point that Stirling 's chief value is that of commanding a parachute force . |
| 9 | But I should like to emphasize the point that expansion beyond two thousand and six is regarded by as having considerable relevance . |
| 10 | Yes , I 'd just like to emphasize the point of the last er refusal , which , I 've got a copy here , would be over bearing , out of scale with the adjacent residential property , detrimental to the amenity of adjacent occupiers , and I see no , I know we 're not talking about an appeal at this stage , we 're talking about another application , I personally see no change whatsoever to the circumstances in which the last application was refused , these properties , totally out of proportion , and totally overpowering and overbearing for that entrance to the village |
| 11 | Erm first of all I would like to make the point that er it 's typical of our friends over this side to arrange an ethic dimension when they were er opposing their amendment , it confuses the issue , it is racist and should n't occur . |
| 12 | A few examples will suffice to illustrate the point . |
| 13 | Let me try to put the point . |
| 14 | Let me try to summarise the point we have arrived at in describing this now complex relationship . |
| 15 | Er I do n't wish to pursue the point made by Mi Mike at this stage , but I will return to it under one C. |
| 16 | But as he was profoundly unconvincing , and as another place is at present still considering the English position , I would not wish to force the point on the House . |
| 17 | One like that , you see we 'd have to move the point two places to the left , so we 'll have to introduce another zero . |
| 18 | But er er sorry I mean I 'm , I do n't deliberately want to labour the point in relation to the night staff , right ? |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't want to labour the point , ’ he said softly , ‘ but I still do n't understand why the secrecy . |
| 20 | A brief reminder to the reader of the nature of these uncertainties , without going into a lengthy digression on them , may serve to emphasise the point that this structural change , as much as the other kinds , added to the dilemmas of decision makers both in business and in government . |
| 21 | It must pay to reach the point at which the marginal benefit to one of you equals the marginal cost to the other . |
| 22 | An example from history might serve to illustrate the point : another instance of the possible disasters attendant on an ineffective use of grammar . |
| 23 | This brief examination of the inter-relationships between family , migration and urbanization should serve to illustrate the point that it is often difficult to establish any clear pattern of causation . |
| 24 | We all know that there are crimes for which the penalties go up to life imprisonment , but that does not seem to cover the point raised so eloquently by my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow , Shettleston ( Mr. Marshall ) . |
| 25 | The Doctor looked for a moment as if he might continue to argue the point , but seemed to relax , and turned to Ace . |
| 26 | ’ She did not care to make the point any more strongly , or to admit any anxiety on her own part , not even to this impulsively talkative companion whose goodwill and sympathy were already taken for granted . |
| 27 | Microsoft did n't fail to make the point that it expects to take market share away from Novell because NT includes networking while at the same time trouncing Unix . |
| 28 | Erm I just do n't I I I simply want to make the point that the protection of the countryside for its own sake is planning policy which must be brought within the of that criterion . |
| 29 | We may want to make the point that if we are to be committed to doing something about the global warming of the ozone layer then we will need to say when we will do it by . |
| 30 | As you gain experience , you will learn to sense the point at which to cut to a fresh shot from a new angle . |