Sentence examples for over a point of from inspiring English sources

WASHINGTON — The central conflict that has dogged Speaker John A. Boehner is this: how to answer the hue and cry of the far-right corner of his conference — especially the most conservative of the 87 freshmen who often seem willing to walk to the point of legislative disaster over a point of principle — and actually get things done.

After the friendship is officially over, make a point of spending time with people who make you feel good.

Figuring out how to perform a task efficiently or how to win over colleagues to a point of view often involves the creative and practical forms, he says.

But, in my opinion, we are at a point of over-saturation.

The ingrown rhythm-section language of Brad Mehldau's trio has evolved over the last five years to a point of willed indeterminacy.

Look at a point of land over which the sun is certain to rise, Coleridge said.

Trump averaged only a quarter of a point of improvement over eight categories.

Refer to the list whenever at a point of confusion over what to do next.

The Australians haven't been thoroughly tested in a home Test series for over a decade; a point of pride or a source of growing frustration, depending on the school of thought subscribed to.

The heist, netting the gang over $7 million dollars, remains a point of pride among some members of the Puerto Rican community living in the United States.

Equally enjoyable are the kind of postcards the photographer Martin Parr has made a point of collecting over many years.