Sentence examples for put across the point from inspiring English sources

In such earlier novels as "The Innocent" and "Amsterdam," Mr. McEwan has used his gifts as a writer to put across the point of view of decidedly unsavory characters, and in "Atonement," he manages to make the state of mind that leads Briony to make her false accusations against Robbie plausible, if not sympathetic.

As a result, I settled on that career and have enjoyed it thoroughly since, representing people and putting across the points of view of those who might not be able to express themselves to tribunals, or now in the political context putting the case of the people of Gibraltar across to international organisations.

Among the two hours of submissions we put across were points like these: if the FA had attempted to bring this case in a libel court, they would be laughed at.

I wasn't taught things because they were interesting, or useful or just plain fun; I was taught things because these were the three main points I needed to put across on the exam in order to get a good grade.

Data was put across as the mean ± SEM.

"Hart's working hard and being clever to put across, I think, a very hateful point.

Chairing a meeting is ultimately about keeping order and ensuring that meeting members feel that they have had their points of view put across fairly.

It's always called 'a targeted killing.' There's a sense things are put across in a way Israel would have it, that you won't find Palestinians or Arabs putting their point across as often as Israeli counterparts".

The focus should not be on the bad things that happened rather than the views of the educated individuals that came to put across our point sensibly". When the crowds dispersed, others used Twitter to try to keep the protests going elsewhere.

"The prime minister will certainly put across our point that many of the arrests which were done by the Palestinian Authority were small fry and that most of the people on our most-wanted list were not arrested," said Avi Pazner, a senior government spokesman.

For those not familiar with Plato, a Socratic dialogue is like a play in which a group of philosophers discuss philosophical ideas, the writer can then use the people in the dialogue to put across his point of view or rubbish someone else's.