Sentence examples for the point of ordering from inspiring English sources
With HMV on the ropes and ever fewer record shops on the high street, more and more people buy music online – and what's the point of ordering a CD and waiting for it to be delivered when you can download or stream pretty much any music you like?
Users are given an approximate collection time at the point of ordering, and can then pick it up directly from a barista once they get to the store, rather than queueing to make their order.
"OK... so what's the point of ordering off the iPad if you have to take down the order anyways?" Silence.
"Okay...so what's the point of ordering off the iPad if you have to take down the order anyways?" Silence.
For example, if the patient wishes to receive the result by SMS, the mobile phone number can be confirmed at the point of ordering; subsequent actions, contingent on the result, can also be agreed at this point, and patients can be provided information on the implications of the result, providing reassurance and reducing requests for explanation from unqualified staff downstream.
The point-of-order strategem would nuke not only the particular filibuster against which it was deployed but all future filibusters against judicial nominees.
That tactic led Republicans to invoke the point of order, which required 60 votes to override.
In his response to the point of order, the Senate voted 60 to 39 on that proposition.
But that is almost beside the point - by then the point of order strategem will already have served its purpose in allowing Mr Soley to air his grievance.
When business resumed, the point of order was ruled invalid by the speaker (though the issue will almost certainly rumble on).
