We set them aside and then they reach the point that they are too soft.
Mr. Romney's favorability ratings shot up after the debate — to the point that they are now net-positive in most surveys and often the equal of Mr. Obama's.
Despite some severe missteps, we have in 10 years degraded Al Qaeda's capabilities to the point that they are having difficulty mounting attacks against significant targets.
They are desperate to get over the point that they are not like other benefit claimants – they are not a scrounger.
One could make the point that they are "arguing" for us to adopt their recommendations, but the tone is more informative than argumentative.
"We have to be careful not to limit these tools to the point that they are no longer useful in fast-moving threat investigations," Mr. Wainstein said.
He is saying to Iranians: 'We are powerful and and everyone is worried about this' – partly to make the point that they are not really under pressure.
But their critics say the additional cash they bring to commodity markets artificially inflates prices to the point that they are detached from fundamentals like supply and demand.
This underscores the point that they are just not tuned in to current events — but that shouldn't be taken to mean that they don't have any convictions at all.
In many cases these reporters have scientific training, and they have mastered the science to the point that they are able to convey complex scientific concepts in easily accessible language.
Indeed, thefts of entertainment products like CDs and DVDs have collapsed in England and Wales, to the point that they are now taken in just 7% of all burglaries in which something is stolen (see chart).
