Sentence examples for point of rising from inspiring English sources

Several times, as the group still played, he seemed on the point of rising but sat down again.

And Okinotori Shima, as this hazard to shipping is known, is rapidly becoming a focal point of rising tension between China and Japan.

By the time they arrived at the palace gates the sun was on the point of rising; the herald thought he had never been so hungry in his life.

MOSCOW — President Viktor A. Yushchenko of Ukraine signed an order on Thursday to dissolve Parliament and hold snap elections, raising new uncertainties about Ukraine's tilt toward the West at a moment when the country has become a focal point of rising tensions with Russia.

He may indeed reach the point of rising above genre limitations to more widely palatable material -- even if for now he is content to stick to hard-core horror and leave readers "thinking that if this was what sex with the dead was like, then the living had a lot to learn".

Then, at the moment Barbara began delivering her mother's eulogy, he made a point of rising from his seat and walking off the alter.

We weren't interested in satisfying voters, saving face, or the talking points of rising tuition costs -- we were interested in one thing: making quality education affordable.

A number of surveys point to rising usage of second screen devices while watching TV.

It's easy to point to indicators of rising inequality.

GG: It's easy to point to indicators of rising inequality.

His opponents accuse him of a lack of focus, and point to rising state debt and perennial education woes.