Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] a [adj] point " in BNC.
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| 1 | The discovery in 1958 that sodium uptake and glucose uptake are coupled at the luminal surface of the intestine marked a turning point in the oral administration of electrolyte solutions . |
| 2 | Whether Diana 's interest in Birthright was planted by her obstetrician George Pinker , who was then its president , or by several of her friends who have had problems and become involved , her decision to add Birthright to her list of patronages marked a turning point in its history . |
| 3 | Once again , the First World War marked a turning point . |
| 4 | Observers identified a weak point of the agreement in its section on agriculture , which was made conditional on such agreements as might result from the " Uruguay Round " of negotiations in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) . |
| 5 | The American War of Independence and the French Revolution marked a turning point after which the new meaning became universal , Britain excepted . |
| 6 | It marks the beginning of the post-Conquest revival of Canterbury 's past ; more generally , Anselm 's intervention in Osbern 's career marked a turning point in saving the monastic and cultural tradition of pre-Conquest England , and the movement gathered impetus during the next half century . |
| 7 | His bombshell directly contradicted Mr Major 's own claim that the treaty marked a turning point in curbing the powers of the Brussels Commission and handing back more powers to national governments . |
| 8 | Ultimately , the success of that gruelling tour marked a turning point in her royal life . |
| 9 | Chelsea2 West Ham1 WEST HAM 's seventh defeat in their last nine League matches marked a turning point of sorts . |
| 10 | Bukharin gave us the first fully algebraic exposition of accumulation in the Marxist tradition ; and as such his contribution marked a turning point in discussions of the reproduction schemas , since he was able to formulate general conditions of capitalist development . |
| 11 | That hospital visit marked a low point for Philippa . |
| 12 | Her assurance has obviously come with age and experience , but there is no doubt that her first major public speech marked a turning point . |