Sentence examples for vital spot from inspiring English sources

Argentina were knocked out on penalties at the quarter-final stage, with Tevez the man missing the vital spot kick.

During his last moments alive, an honorable defeated gladiator would not whine but "offer his throat to his opponent and direct the wavering blade to the vital spot" (Seneca).

Akt, as a key part in the phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway, a vital spot regulatory kinase through pro-survival and protective effect in myocardium [ 30].

Trip mines can also be placed to deter any campers from reaching a vital spot on the map.

West Ham went out of the Capital One Cup on penalties to Sheffield United on Tuesday and the player who missed the vital spot-kick, Enner Valencia, remains on the bench today.

(Shorts? Swimsuits? Pfft! Sometimes just a bit of masking tape over the vital spots will do).

The lack of ice also means that survivors will not have vital spots to rest when they head to sea.

Barbed wire and sandbags were strung through all sections, and stronger defenses are appearing in more vital spots.

The Giants' offense looked effortless in spurts, but it was slowed in vital spots, often by mistakes.

Much less well known in the West are varma adi ("hitting the vital spots") and other martial arts traditions of South Asia.

Madison, an 8-year-old with a reddish-brown ponytail, had minced no words with her quick (and correct) response to the suggestion that she "talk about some vital spots we can hit".