Example sentences of "point out the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now and then there was lightning to point out the black holes , the crumbling trenches , the boulders scattered in their way like the droppings of some vast , vile dragon . |
| 2 | It is important to point out the major differences between the work of law centres and that of the private profession . |
| 3 | It was no accident , therefore , that Bukharin went on to point out the real advances already made by the Soviet economy , particularly in industry , during the preceding period . |
| 4 | Randal O'Toole , a forest economist based in Portland , Oregon , is quick to point out the disingenuous parts in the Forest Service proposal . |
| 5 | Before examining the evidence it is important to point out the political assumptions of such claims . |
| 6 | respecting the provisions of the Legislature on this point and the manner in which these provisions have been eluded , as well as to point out the pecuniary advantages [ the system of bounties which the abolitionists had themselves promoted ] which would accrue to them from a vigorous enforcement of the Abolition Laws . |
| 7 | ASK an American banker to point out the bright spots in his beleaguered industry , and he will probably point to credit cards . |
| 8 | If , at the time the contract is made , it is possible to point out the particular goods upon which the parties have agreed , then those goods are specific . |
| 9 | The driver did n't have to point out the bullet-riddled windows of the coach as we lurched along from Bucharest airport to Poiana Brasov . |
| 10 | Discussion of the number of guesses recorded can be used to point out the different kinds of letter order in words . |
| 11 | Feminists have always been quick to point out the double standards which operate at virtually every level of discourse . |
| 12 | Leopold went on to point out the obvious flaws in Wolfgang 's proposal to get an unknown 16-year-old singer accepted in Italy — the graveyard of many an aspiring career — and to accuse him of having betrayed his father 's trust . |
| 13 | Credit finance legislation is very detailed and complicated , and many lawyers are not competent to point out the basic pitfalls to unsuspecting clients . |
| 14 | David Vine : it takes a big man to point out the big men with the big problems |
| 15 | The Chancellor , the Financial Secretary to the Treasury , and the Prime Minister have the task of pointing out the financial realities of life to their colleagues . |
| 16 | He blithely led his guests to the picture-window framing the classic ‘ dreaming spires ’ view of the city , pointing out the various features , distinguishing the cathedral from St Mary 's , Merton from Magdalen , the fantastic lacework of All Souls from the monastic sobriety of New College . |
| 17 | Nona and Peter wandered by the river , with Peter pointing out the various features that interested him . |
| 18 | Once they realized that no presents could ever be exactly the same and that they could help him to take pleasure in his sister 's presents by pointing out the good features of one of her new toys to her they felt more confident in coping with his reactions . |
| 19 | Cranston led Athelstan into the Great Hall , pointing out the painted walls though some of the frescoes were beginning to flake . |
| 20 | To be fair , engineers are also impressed by the idea of harnessing the purifying capabilities of nature in this way , largely confining themselves to pointing out the real-world constraints on the wilder flights of fancy . |
| 21 | She changed the subject , pointing out the high-backed pews with doors , rhapsodising over a particularly fine example of stained glass . |
| 22 | And when the little bouncing balls came up onscreen , pointing out the subtitled lyrics for ‘ Fixin' To Die Rag ’ , the ciderheads were in seventh heaven . |
| 23 | Yet the fact that many primitive peoples regulate interpersonal relations with a fair degree of predictability and humanity , without the help of a centralized political system , is one that most anthropologists would now endorse ; however , unlike Engels , they do this without pointing out the political implications of such an observation . |
| 24 | Stead argues that only constant inquiry ( for which I could substitute ‘ inside ethnography ’ ) can prevent such an unacceptable trend , and it is some comfort to see a probationary policewoman , such as Cressida Dick ( 1985 ) , pointing out the political compromises such autocracy can produce , but which few of the chief officers seem willing to admit or even acknowledge . |
| 25 | He walked all over Lyne picking up blocks of red sandstone ashlar and pointing out the old grooves and cramp-holes . |
| 26 | Through his friendship Soutine was introduced to other young artists and saw them work in their studios and Modigliani guided him round the Louvre , pointing out the Italian painters he admired , the primitives and Giotto , Botticelli and Tintoretto . |
| 27 | He said the case was a one-off , but he 's writing to a Government committee on the safety of medicines pointing out the potential dangers . |
| 28 | There is no doubt that this work has been enormously fruitful in pointing out the detailed strategies and rhetorical manoeuvres involved in the expression of racism . |
| 29 | The Ukraine suffered particularly heavy losses during the 1930s there was a devastating and , it is now accepted , largely man-made famine during the early part of the decade , and the republican leadership was badly affected by charges of ‘ nationalism ’ ( in practice , for pointing out the likely outcomes of central policies ) . |
| 30 | Being a nurse , she 's always pointing out the dire effects of too much caffeine . ’ |