Sentence examples for shut points from inspiring English sources

The incongruity of this passage — the sententious advice about the pitfalls of writerly solitude, blah blah, followed by that marvelous detail about bits of cud mortaring the man's mouth shut — points to a larger problem with the novel: namely that the reclusive, inscrutable artist is a dreary cliché that even a splendid writer like Gilbert can't quite transcend.

You could snap it open or shut, point to things, hide behind it.

By then, all but one of the UK's existing nuclear power plants are scheduled to have shut down, points out Omar Abbosh of managing consultants Accenture.

High efficiency, low shut off head, design point performance and size are all demands that require trade-offs.

Before they were shut down, he points out, the futures markets conveyed the message that prices of wheat and rice would continue to rise.

The bigger vessels -- anything more than two or three millimeters across -- are tied off or sewn shut at two points and then cut in the middle.

Ryan Sidney, playing with his broken jaw wired shut, had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Boston College (7-0), whash has won 23 consecutive home games but has beaten UMass (4-2) justwicece in the seven-year history of the Commonwealth Classic.

Mr. Moore said the goal of shutting Indian Point and of reducing carbon emissions were "mutually exclusive" in a time of concern over global warming.

The response even surprised William Primavera, who on Saturday collected hundreds of signatures on petitions to shut down Indian Point.

At the same time, the Knicks shut down Minnesota point guard Ricky Rubio, who played one of his best games since returning from left knee surgery.

The power authority fired several of its top officials and voluntarily shut down Indian Point 3 in order to conduct a safety overhaul.