Sentence examples for as pointed as it from inspiring English sources

Director Ellen McDougall confirmed her promise with a production as pointed as it was playful.

Characteristically, the pawky Mr. Morris's response to the lyrics is often as pointed as it is to Beethoven's arrangements.

The names of these drinks are as pointed as the concoctions themselves, making it easy to linger over one in the bar's richly appointed parlor and taproom.

It was as pointed as the presenting lineup that every item fronted or curated by Henry had a racial aspect: jazz, black literature, interviews with the culture secretary, Sajid Javid, and MP Diane Abbott.

Their worries were as pointed as pins.

Ultimately, however, the film is overlong, not as sharply pointed as it might be, and at its best when viewed realistically rather than analysed and assessed in terms of its lofty ambitions.

She was animated, her staccato delivery as pointed and direct as it was more than three decades ago when she introduced the fashion line that would jumpstart her career.

America should forge ahead and prosecute those who attack it, he says, though he doesn't go as far as pointing out that it cannot expect to win much sympathy in the process.

But as Donahue pointed out, "It's not as drastically different as you think".

The danger, as As Nearly Legal pointed out above, it that it is optimistic to assume councils will happily take on this potential new funding burden.

As Idov points out, it's as if the translation has incorporated the book's subsequent reputation, transforming it into a sort of self-parody.