Example sentences of "that [is] [adv] [art] point " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course Kirillov is anything but a normal human being ; and that is just the point . |
| 2 | ‘ That is just the point , ’ claimed one scathing newspaper editorial . |
| 3 | Madam Deputy Speaker : That is barely a point of order for me . |
| 4 | ’ That is not a point of order . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ That is not the point of Helmut 's creation ! ’ she said loudly , stamping on his foot and turning her bum out of range of his enveloping coat . |
| 6 | ‘ Besides , that is not the point where it is weak , ’ Prof Pierotti added . |
| 7 | But that is not the point . |
| 8 | Further investigation may yet prove Leakey wrong and the academic experts right , but that is not the point . |
| 9 | But that is not the point . |
| 10 | ( Actually , the Brits are right about the European space effort , but that is not the point . ) |
| 11 | ‘ But that is not the point . |
| 12 | ( It went wrong , but that is not the point . ) |
| 13 | The circumstances of a particular case may , as a matter of discretion , justify a more stringent order against a contravener than would be justified against a person ‘ knowingly concerned , ’ but that is not the point . |
| 14 | Of course these are habits , of course everyone does these things , that is not the point ! ’ |
| 15 | The fact that the vast majority of these funds are in the names either of my wife or daughter casts a further question over my personal financial awareness , but that is not the point . |
| 16 | And anyway , even if we really understood how to measure intelligence , that is not the point . |
| 17 | Of course , if disturbances occur to aggregate demand , buyers or sellers who have agreed on a price P and a quantity to be traded y n will find themselves buying or selling more or less than they now think is optimal , but that is not the point . |
| 18 | It may be that , if the matter went to the Director of Public Prosecutions , he would take the view that the matter was not sufficiently serious to prosecute , but that is not the point . |
| 19 | Sometimes he writes about his native Ireland , sometimes he does n't — but that is not the point . |
| 20 | ‘ For God 's sake , you know that is n't the point . |
| 21 | ‘ That is n't the point . |
| 22 | But you ca n't think about that because that is n't the point ; although you know it does matter , you ca n't allow it to matter , you ca n't let something like that stop you . |
| 23 | ‘ Anyway , that is n't the point . |
| 24 | The editorial additions sound gorgeous , of course , but that is hardly the point . |
| 25 | Not that that is quite the point . |
| 26 | That is precisely the point . |
| 27 | ‘ That is precisely the point . |
| 28 | I am grateful to my hon. Friend ; that is precisely the point . |
| 29 | Indeed , that is precisely the point which was so clearly recognised by President Yeltsin . |
| 30 | That is precisely the point — the new reserve forces that we have announced will have important roles , will be relevant to our new defence strategy and will be well supported and equipped . |