Example sentences of "it point [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is getting into the position of an excellent prize of war ; strategically it points right into the heart of Japan and into the hands of an enemy it weakens the Japanese bastion of Western defence . |
| 2 | With this second choice for eqn ( 9.8 ) is replaced by solutions Now the light cone of a source within the horizon tilts so that it points outward . |
| 3 | It points up the importance of admissions , and suggests that the assessment of a course may ‘ wash back ’ on its content and aims . |
| 4 | A number of inferences might be drawn from the patterns which emerge ; but a particular advantage of this method of analysis is that it points up rather clearly the effect of linguistic environment on variation and allows the main phonetic locus of differences between the sexes in each of the communities to be specified . |
| 5 | doctrine of original sin under the guise of a genetically determined bio-grammar of cultural values , by colleagues who would clearly like to think of themselves as hard-boiled scientific rationalists , both amusing and disconcerting ; but it points up the difficulties of the problem ! |
| 6 | This debate is important because it points up that ‘ the facts ’ are not necessarily as simple and straightforward as they might at first sight seem . |
| 7 | The er original timber here which is the dias beam and it points up something very o odd happened in this building . |
| 8 | The programme does not apportion blame , or claim a conclusive link , but it points up the lack of long-term monitoring on people working with the chemicals , and suggests warning labels on the products do not always make clear what type of protective clothing is suitable . |
| 9 | By contrast , in the present example , the pronoun is used cataphorically ; it points forward to a reference or references in a subsequent portion of text . |
| 10 | This , again , is no declaration of open season ; it points merely to the obvious fact that moral agents must necessarily set the agenda . |
| 11 | It points out that in 1989 government revenue was £18.1 billion , made up of £2.9 billion from road tax , £1.5 billion from car tax , £5 billion from VAT and £8.7 billion from fuel taxes . |
| 12 | It points out that this was introduced as a ‘ temporary measure ’ in 1973 . |
| 13 | It points out that the licensing functions were lowly regarded and observes that protection of investors by definition requires a ‘ rigorous and inquiring approach ’ . |
| 14 | It points out that Stalin wiped out the entire leadership of the Polish Communist Party in 1937 . |
| 15 | It points out that certain elements of US policies for grain are now partly decoupled , since there is now an element of reducing support by reducing the quantities on which support payments would be made . |
| 16 | It points out that unimmunised children run the risk of catching diseases which are far more dangerous than the injections might be . |
| 17 | It points out that peasants and pastoralists may seem tiresome and contrary , but this is an interpretation of political-economic relations which envelops the perceiver too . |
| 18 | But it points out that its representatives were in September already handing out a booklet to GPs ‘ which included the studies on elderly patients ’ reported to the Paris symposium . |
| 19 | Exports have increased by 66 per cent since 1981 , better than any of our six main competitors , it points out . |
| 20 | Unlimited companies , it points out , must also have their accounts audited , even though they are not filed with the Registrar . |
| 21 | Despite appearing to be dumping on IBM Corp from a great height with its agreement with Sun Microsystems Inc — it points out users can move CICS off the mainframe and that mainframe upgrades can cost up to five times the price of an entire Sparccenter 2000 , Micro Focus Plc was yesterday also able to announce that it has won agreement with IBM for an expansion of their long-term relationship in MVS emulation products . |
| 22 | And it points out that even the most cavalier Italian minister is aware that public confidence in the banking system is a matter of considerable importance . |
| 23 | It points out that packaged peas or tinned grapefruit produces less waste at home than the unpackaged product ; and the waste left at the factory is unmixed and so easier to deal with . |
| 24 | The report interprets this as society granting landowners monopoly access to a common property resource , and it points out that , with this privilege , comes the moral responsibility to manage the resource for the benefit of society . |
| 25 | It points out that , while the planning application lays great emphasis on the disruptive effects of a flood , it attaches less importance to the disruptive effects of building a new river . |
| 26 | It is of great credit to the Committee that it describes the situation so clearly and that it points out many of the problems that have come about as a result of Government policy towards private residential care over the past few years . |
| 27 | It points out that , if " rights " to carbon emissions were based on population density , then the North would already have exceeded its " quota " , and would be in debt to the South . |
| 28 | It points out that if pesticide use can be reduced with minimal reduction in crop yields , risks to health and the environment can be cut , sustainability promoted and lower input costs protecting profit margins . |
| 29 | It points out that in February 1990 European Community " aid " to Poland took the form of pesticides worth about US$60 million , some of which were banned or severely restricted in Western countries . |
| 30 | It points out , however , that decommissioning costs are spread over a long period , while those of reprocessing spent fuel are more immediate . |