Points

Examples

• There are some points which are as dark as ever. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• She thought the praise not warm enough, and proceeded to direct attention to the various decorative points of her attire. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• In that case one of the main points in favor of the accused disappears. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• I approached slowly, and on the points of my feet. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• We may note one or two points of difference from the equivalent life of the nomadic Semites. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• It puts the student in the habitual attitude of finding points of contact and mutual bearings. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Let us run through the main points of your statement and see what they are worth. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• We are wont to dispute concerning the nature of mathematical points, but seldom concerning the nature of their ideas. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• The ideas and methods of Murdoch and Lebon soon took definite shape, and coal smoke was piped from its place of origin to distant points of consumption. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• I always wished I could have understood Siemens's explanations of the points of those stories. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• I would call your attention very particularly to two points. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The space between these two points, which represent the temperatures of boiling water and of melting ice, is divided into 180 equal parts called degrees. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• In many points of detail the vassal's services differed widely in different parts of the feudal world. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The country was heavily wooded at all the points of crossing, particularly on the south side of the river. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Space permits the submission of but a few observations and suggestions on these points:---- _Necessity_ is still the mother of inventions, but not of all of them. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• But there are certain points to which that statement does not refer. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• And this, Mr Wegg expressly points out, not at all for the sake of the reward--though it would be a want of principle not to take it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• In all points of decorum _your_ conduct must be law to the rest of the party. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• It may also be used for transporting troops past danger points, and for transporting explosives or other perishable material which might be damaged by fire from the ends. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• I am afraid your principles on some points are eccentric. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• They entered it in one of its lowest points, and drove for some time through a beautiful wood stretching over a wide extent. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Ah, a beggar has to have exceedingly good points to make a living in Constantinople. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• But penetration is impossible: Mathematical points are of consequence equally impossible. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• It is evident that if we cut our fodder at the time the corn is glazing our practice is as near correct as the present stage of investigation points out. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• Paul was not at all a good little man, though he had good points. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Rightly understood, these social currents would, I believe, lead to the central issues of life, the vital points upon which happiness depends. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• No packing down is needed except in the corners and along the walls; at these points we endeavor to firm the ensilage just as much as possible. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• You wind in and out and here and there, in the most mysterious way, and have no more idea of the points of the compass than if you were a blind man. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Some points had been cleared, but how many yet remained obscure as night! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I must admit both your points, said he. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

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