Sentence examples for point of engaging from inspiring English sources

But Mr. Obama made a point of engaging adversaries, dining with conservative columnists and talking with Republican congressmen.

The brothers make a point of engaging the youngsters in conversation, asking about their favorite creatures, their favorite episodes of the show, and so on.

On a recent trip from Florida to New York, a young woman sitting in front of us made a point of engaging my daughter in play.

That is the point of engaging various medical and scientific experts, not to determine the athletic sex (as opposed to biologic sex) of an athlete.

But since North Korea exploded a nuclear device on October 9th, if not before, the fruit has been foul.The point of engaging North Korea was to coax Kim Jong Il and his regime to behave better.

But Miliband also made a point of engaging with members of the audience who challenged the current welfare system, saying he too believed that, after a year on the dole, someone had to undertake some form of compulsory work experience.

It's beyond a stretch to interpret what Pence said as anything other than promoting "institutions" that engage in conversion therapy ― changing people's "behavior" to the point of not engaging in same-sex sexual activity.

But he made a point of not engaging with the dictator's sister, saying later it would have been inappropriate to do so.

And, inevitably, Americans.What's the point, some Americans grumble, of engaging with such people?

One particularly bizarre attack line of the Republicans that goes from guilt by association to guilt by physical proximity is Obama's presence at a social event in Chicago at which at some point someone accused Israel of engaging in acts of terrorism.

The literature relating to public responses to wind power points to the benefits of engaging with diverse research and methodological approaches.