Example sentences of "[noun pl] point out " in BNC.
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| 1 | An article in Nursing Times points out that ‘ it is very easy for nurses caring for older people , especially in hospitals , to develop a rather jaundiced view of ageing . |
| 2 | Bovis Homes points out that the exterior and lobby area were used for location shots , but not the interiors . |
| 3 | The other possibility er is that having read it the site visit that I will have made , in any event , either already or or at some time during the latter part of next week , I may discover there is something which one of the parties points out which I have n't looked at because I did n't realize that it was relevant . |
| 4 | The Association of British Insurers points out an increasing trend among major insurers to offer selective cover for people who already have some elements of cover under existing household and life policies , or free with their credit and charge cards ( NatWest 's Gold card offers the only truly standalone , comprehensive travel cover ) . |
| 5 | Wiwaxia looks like a small Belgian chocolate covered in scales , with some bigger spikes pointing out here and there . |
| 6 | In your article on the LA riots ( FACE 45 ) , one of the photo captions pointing out locations around LA said , ‘ Mt Wilson Observatory as featured in Rebel Without A Cause and countless films since . ’ |
| 7 | But , insurers point out , this may make them less able to compete against other financial institutions . |
| 8 | Corporate strategists point out that there is no single right answer . |
| 9 | As the Welsh had been written off even by their most loyal supporters , the French media was at pains to try to explain to their bemused readership the concept of points differential , in other words point out that in order to win the cup France had to score at least as many points as England had in Dublin . |
| 10 | As several authors point out , the very fact that unequivocal translation evolves between any two communities in contact tells heavily against it ( though if one extends the example to man/dolphin the issue becomes more cloudy , presumably because we have less in common with dolphins ) . |
| 11 | As the authors point out , colour is not usually the most important aspect of a dream , and , similarly , might not be mentioned in accounts of events in everyday life . |
| 12 | The authors point out that record size is an important factor which was not varied in the work quoted , and it would not be safe to draw far-reaching conclusions from a limited investigation of this sort . |
| 13 | As the authors point out , it could well be a chance finding . |
| 14 | Also , as the authors point out , the small cohort eventually identified from this large catchment area over 24 months suggests a leakage of as many as 100 patients . |
| 15 | As these authors point out , to can only be dropped ( optionally ) in non-assertive contexts ( as with dare and need ) , the to-less form being completely unacceptable to speakers of English in assertive uses : ( 78 ) * We ought give him another chance . |
| 16 | The report 's authors point out , however , that such social changes are not essential . |
| 17 | Baseball fans point out that Jackson bats right-handed and throws left instead of the other way round and was anyway more villain than hero , a theory the film never discusses . |
| 18 | As evidence for this , Marxists point out that much of the criminal law is about the protection of property . |
| 19 | When the CNAA consulted its related institutions and others about the future guidelines for the DipHE many of the polytechnics pointed out that the emphasis on an ‘ interlock ’ between the Diploma and degree programmes prevented the Diploma from being seen as an award in its own right , and devalued it : it appeared to be a failed degree . |
| 20 | Seldes pointed out that no encouragement had been given ‘ to the movie which dealt honestly with life , which created tragedy , which allowed itself a grim and unhappy ending ’ . |
| 21 | The following paragraphs pointed out that in unlimited competitions , although successful competitors can reasonably expect to be employed , the Government can not bind itself to employ them , but in this case they should be employed on the new Foreign Office . |
| 22 | Julia was clearly on the point of accepting but remembering her manners pointed out that since Ian had brought her she could hardly desert him . |
| 23 | Yet there are affinities , as Frederick Crews points out : |
| 24 | Prop the cake ( with its board ) on a low box such as a matchbox , to allow the skirt to drape down and the feet to point out underneath . |
| 25 | The optimists point out that the most substantial progress in Russian political life was the establishment of the Duma monarch ( 1906-1914 ) , the closest Russia got to a constitutional Government . |
| 26 | One drawback is that it responds only to quick changes in humidity , but the inventors point out this should not be a problem with a fuel gauge . |
| 27 | A detailed brochure with map and route descriptions point out places of interest on your way . |
| 28 | Some Slovenian bankers pointed out that it would have made better sense to have carried out a ‘ consolidation ’ , which would have preserved more of the assets of the firm than the policy of attacking it from all sides ( Politika , 1 October 1987 ) . |
| 29 | The Central Committee directors pointed out that the issue of peace is also an integral part of WACC 's new Study and Action Programme . |
| 30 | Richard struggled stubbornly on , but the effective end of the civil war came on 13 July when William the Lion , King of Scots , was captured at Alnwick , just one day after as numerous chroniclers pointed out — Henry had done public penance for those hasty words which had led to Becket 's murder . |