Sentence examples for pointed objection from inspiring English sources
But it is equally idiotic to argue, as a fair few conservatives seem to, that tough-minded policies are meritorious simply because they are tough-minded.Own goalA pointed objection to George Bush's policies is not just that they crossed a moral line but that they crossed it to no purpose.
The board gave its blessing despite the pointed objections of another group of economists, of whom James Galbraith is the most prominent.
It has not always worked: in recent months, as China's growing crackdown on domestic dissidents drew Mr. Huntsman's pointed objections, the efforts of the ambassador and other American diplomats have been angrily rejected by Beijing.
At least one of Ms. MacDonald's pointed objections to the text was vouched for by the scientist whose work was, Ms. MacDonald said, "mischaracterized" in the biologists' synthesis: Elizabeth Crone, an author of a study analyzing statistically what seems to affect grouse populations.
Bonus for pointed objects.
In his remarks, Trump repeated the phrase "on many sides" in a pointed tone, as if to signal that he will not be bullied by any objection to his false equivalence or any pressure to single out anti-black racism.
Over the objections of some governments, in rich as well as poor countries, the report has become increasingly pointed in its criticisms of political chicanery, corruption and human rights abuses.
