Sentence examples for point of intense from inspiring English sources

The corruption in this state "is a point of intense embarrassment to me," he said in front of the cameras.

Issues that require multiple surgeries the child may not survive, meaning the possibility of late-term abortion becomes a point of intense discussion.

The only remaining Qaddafi son still to be accounted for, Seif al-Islam has been a focal point of intense rumor and speculation during the week since Colonel Qaddafi was killed.

The issue has already divided politicians, and with Ms. Merkel facing a general election scheduled for 2013, the country's energy transformation is sure to feature as a point of intense debate.

"We've reached this point of intense urgency that we need to act on climate change now, but the situation is bleaker than it's ever been from a political perspective," said William Lawrence, a Swarthmore senior from East Lansing, Mich.

Since she emerged out of nowhere (more precisely, her tiny hometown in rural Dorset) at the tail end of 1991, the 23-year-old singer has been the focal point of intense, fascinated scrutiny.

At some point, a period of intense concentration occurs whereby I try to bring together these different resources to bear on the problem.

There are many legitimate points of intense debate over the regulation of guns – including the question of whether the Second Amendment does or does not confer an individual right to own firearms.

Residents of Westchester County now receive a high level of protection from the remote possibility of a problem at Indian Point because of intense oversight by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other government agencies, yet are shortchanged when it comes to more serious dangers.

These two occupationally acquired outbreaks of acute pulmonary histoplasmosis illustrate point sources of intense H. capsulatum exposure in susceptible workers.

Many point out that, throughout a period of intense hostilities with no front lines, women have been allowed to fight and die for their country, but not to hold assignments that are practically prerequisites for equality in promotion opportunities.