Example sentences of "by pointing [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | De Klerk dismissed suggestions that he ca n't control his security forces by pointing out that he appointed 10,000 police officers last year , and claims that the new influx will go a long way in helping subdue township unrest . |
| 2 | He argued against an excessively formalist type of analysis of art , by pointing out how everyday emotions and ideas also affect the viewer of paintings or sculpture . |
| 3 | A great writer can have , at a particular time , a pernicious or merely deadening influence ; and this influence can be most effectively attacked by pointing out those faults which ought not to be copied , and those virtues any emulation of which is anachronistic . |
| 4 | Companies across the country will be subject to a uniform rate set by central government , although Mr Eggar is attempting to calm these fears by pointing out that a special case has been made for small firms . |
| 5 | Fforde highlights a key difficulty for his argument by pointing out that in the debates about the issue which dominated Edwardian Conservatism — tariff reform — the Conservative Party developed a language which ‘ employed a great deal of anti- laissez faire rhetoric and espoused policies which involved state expansion ’ . |
| 6 | He does in general , though he also knocks some gilt off the gingerbread by pointing out how easy it all was . |
| 7 | She justifies this by pointing out that there are three thousand young women working in town centres around the country , whose welfare is paramount to her . |
| 8 | Some anthropologists would counter these examples by arguing that there actually are class-like phenomena in such states ( Terray , 1975 ) , by pointing out the difference in access to the means of production between elders and juniors and men and women , but even if this argument is accepted it gives little support to the general theory in that such ‘ class ’ differences also occur in clearly stateless societies . |
| 9 | Ilmor 's Mario Ilien responded to the apparent inconsistency of these threats by pointing out that Fiat did not appear to be included in the ban — even though it has an official Alfa Romeo CART team , operated by Patrick Racing , competing in the Surfers event . |
| 10 | The student in question put me straight by pointing out it was a Visa 10E he was running . |
| 11 | Those who did n't are responding by pointing out that some of those who did ought to have stood as candidates if they wanted a real revolt . |
| 12 | None of the French journalists embarrassed him by pointing out that this first ‘ petit saison ’ of the Opera — and even the next season — fall far short of the target for the Opera de la Bastille , which is 250 performances a year . |
| 13 | Some of the Maritime school go further and ask the question , ‘ Who are We ? ; and answer it by pointing out that We are not just the people living in the United Kingdom today . |
| 14 | The bank has stalled a public inquiry by pointing out that the relationship was handled by Crédit Lyonnais Bank Nederland ( CLBN ) , a Dutch subsidiary over which the French authorities have no control . |
| 15 | Hanoi conservatives counter by pointing out that what the economy needs most — cash — will not come immediately , and not at all if the ceasefire breaks down . |
| 16 | By pointing out a flower or describing a rarity he could make a walk supremely interesting and was indeed a charming companion on any expedition in the fields . |
| 17 | Sometimes it is necessary to campaign for more resources by pointing out deficiencies . |
| 18 | It is at this stage that we can perhaps be of most use by pointing out that that is mostly what grief is about . |
| 19 | Mr Charsley begins by pointing out that a Martian who found himself invited to a wedding would imagine that the whole affair had been laid on to honour the cake ( the question as to who would invite a Martian or to which side of the church the ushers would show him or why best men seem to turn into Martians when it comes to speeches , he quite wisely avoids ) . |
| 20 | I could then conveniently sum up by pointing out that these various non-educational theorists in introducing concepts such as representation , distillation and repeatability reinforce the importance of the distinction I have drawn throughout the book , for clearly dramatic playing is expressive ( in Tormey 's usage ) , spontaneous and not amenable to repetition . |
| 21 | Can not the sort of difficulty which the theist experiences in terms of describing God , for instance , as personal and impersonal , be justified by pointing out that attempting to think beyond the limits of thought is bound to entail stretching ordinary language beyond what it would normally bear ? |
| 22 | Heseltine brushed aside attacks on his ‘ socialist ’ policies by pointing out that this had not prevented the Prime Minister from including him in her Cabinet . |
| 23 | He started off by pointing out that Rommel 's lines of communication , stretched out along the coast , were extremely vulnerable to a determined attack . |
| 24 | I ought to add , perhaps , that gay men do not regard this film with nothing but sad , solemn recognition — the characteristically gay male urge to mock and undercut what one genuinely and deeply feels , what Dyer brilliantly calls ‘ the knife edge between camp and hurt ’ , can be evidenced by pointing out that one of London 's most crowded and cruisy gay bars is called ‘ Brief Encounter ’ , though one is , alas , unlikely to meet anyone resembling Trevor Howard therein . |
| 25 | The NHBC hit back by pointing out that its own design instructions were specifically introduced to compensate for mistakes on site and claimed that the documentary was misleading by being selective in its interviews and editing . |
| 26 | The Chief Constable for the West Midlands , Geoffrey Dear , took this argument further by pointing out that the day before the riots a successful carnival had taken place , with the support of local community leaders . |
| 27 | Though Coleridge continued at the King 's School for several months , delighting his mother by pointing out the new master 's faulty knowledge of grammar , in April 1782 Francis Buller , a family friend and later an eminent judge , obtained for him a presentation to Christ 's Hospital in London ( the Blue Coat School ) , ‘ there to be educated , and brought up among other poor children ’ . |
| 28 | As your children get older you will probably want to encourage them towards a more unselfish view of the world by pointing out that their rights have to be balanced against the rights of others — and that includes their parents . |
| 29 | This is played from the Critical Parent where someone is apparently praising a job well done but spoils the effect by pointing out a relatively insignificant imperfection . |
| 30 | The facts are that if you propose an idea , four times out of ten someone will take issue with it by pointing out snags and difficulties ( see Difficulty stating on page 52 ) . |