Sentence examples for mere points from inspiring English sources

In Mr. Siskind's, Mr. Kurtág's and Mr. Amy's work's, similarly, the glances backward were mere points of philosophical departure.

The distinguishing feature of superstring theory is the postulate that elementary particles are not mere points in space but have linear extension.

An array of laser-based infrared telescopes he built at the Mount Wilson observatory outside Los Angeles can measure the diameter of stars that appear as mere points of light in most telescopes.

But these are mere points of departure, from which he takes off, and to which he returns, having in the meantime illuminated, with earthy erudition, one facet or another of London that he has identified as a constant.

Cambridge, MA--To the casual observer, stars appear as mere points of light in the night sky, but thanks to new pictures and spectra of the star Betelgeuse's surface taken by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), astronomers are now learning what violent and fascinating objects stars can be.

Forget the mere points or position in the table.

Michael Schumacher, the series leader, finished eighth, scoring a mere point.

The words are mere point of departure for a majestic vocal narrative progression he's invented.

However, the lead was a mere point and Derby had one game in hand, Leeds and Liverpool two.

He broke twice, saved match point to level and dragged the wretched Nishikori into a tie‑break, where he thrashed him for the loss of a mere point.

The victory was a big boost to Slovenia's chances of winning the group as it closed the gap on the Russians to a mere point.