Sentence examples for defeating point from inspiring English sources

The utmost defeating point for the ethanol argument is that oil yields 50 times more energy than ethanol from corn and 10 times more than ethanol from sugar cane, according to ecological economist Cutler Cleveland.

Lemann's searing account of how Reconstruction was defeated points to what he calls a campaign of organized terrorism.

Cuts to the service will make longer journeys cost more, defeating the point of the card.

But the water is not necessarily returned to the water-stressed area itself, somewhat defeating the point of the exercise.

But at these temperatures atmospheric gases can interfere with the weld, weakening it and defeating the point somewhat.

Basing your commitment on a graph of your progress also creates flexibility (without defeating the point of a commitment contract).

But Sun claimed Microsoft was trying to make Java run only on Windows systems, defeating the point.

The creators of Castle Wolfenstein and Day of Defeat point out that the soldiers depicted are regular German soldiers, not SS troops.

Seeming unhurt will defeat the point of the insult and is the point of your retort.

That rather defeats the point.

Rather defeated the point.