Sentences with phrase «fine a point on»

Still, given that Snapchat has yet to earn any revenue, the idea of turning down a buy offer three times the value of that which Mark Zuckerberg himself once turned down seems — not to put too fine a point on it — insane.

It also omits the finer points on how the life of the customer is being affected.

Strategists at Bank of America Merrill Lynch put a fine point on the paradox of how central banks created both a liquidity solution and problem with their historically aggressive measures while they and congressional legislators created a tighter regulatory environment.

Still, we shouldn't put too fine a point on this.

To put a finer point on this, consider the following illustrative example of three investors aged 50, 55 and 60, all who plan to retire at 65.

Not to put too fine a point on it, but....

And one may, without being unpleasant about it, note that the mainstream media and the scientific establishment who beat the drums for the necessity of killing embryos in order, they said, to find cures for all kinds of illnesses, along with politicians who agitated for multibillion - dollar referendums in California, Missouri, and New Jersey, were, not to put too fine a point on it, dead wrong.

Not to put too fine a point on matters, we do a tremendous disservice to the cause of justice by suggesting that those who have done the silencing have some right to expect any sort of deference when called upon to answer for their misdeeds.

Not meaning to put too fine a point on it, but this pastor heeded the Gospel and it cost him his life.

The major problem in editing a journal of ideas like First Things is that most of our contributors are academics, and many academics, not to put too fine a point on it, write barbaric prose.

Those who come from other ecclesial communities and enter into full communion with the Catholic Church encounter great joy among some Catholics that they have, not to put too fine a point on it, «come over to our side.»

Therefore — need for discernment between what is genuine inquiry and when (to put not too finer a point on it) someone is acting like an arsehole.

Believer, not to put too fine a point on it, you, nor any other believer, has fuck all as evidence of your cult's god, nor any other.

I was, not to put too fine a point on it, a raging drunk.

So just to put a fine point on that, during the Dark Ages, when there was a radical fundamentalist movement in Europe, Europe fell out of the movement of the sciences.

But to put a finer point on it, they have lied to maintain power and lie to keep it.

To put not too fine a point on it... it is a «complete crock of shit».

Certainly nothing like the furor surrounding the 1994 study, The Bell Curve, by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray, which purportedly demonstrated, not to put too fine a point on it, the cognitive inferiority of most blacks.

Not to put too fine a point on it, but the Royals are in serious trouble.

The New York Giants and Denver Broncos, each armed with a top - five pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, are putting a finer point on their evaluations of the draft's top quarterbacks in the coming days.

Not to put too fine a point on it but... who cares?!

To put a finer point on it, it has to do with making eating unpleasant.

And the energized left, not to put too fine a point on it, hates Cuomo.

And the courts and the FCC are being asked to intervene and ensure competition where, not to put too fine a point on it, a relatively unfettered market has been unable to do so.

The spacecraft wasn't holding fine point on its science target [staying precisely pointed at the target] because that wheel had stopped spinning.

SN: I can put a finer point on it.

Researchers at Case Western Reserve and University Hospitals Cleveland have put a finer point on what they believe may be the cause of Crohn's disease.

They do not tolerate any sort of criticism, and can be very stubborn when they believe they are in the right.The Ox is very capable and hardworking, but the flip side of this particular coin is a tendency to be moody, gloomy, conformist and quite often, not to put too fine a point on it, dull.

But there are some moments that do provide almost too fine a point on Glazer's subtext, such as the strong Satanic red on Logan's stoic mug, and two - shots highlighted by Gal and Logan's profiles that shows what we already know about Gal and Logan's feelings toward each other.

Without putting too fine a point on it, Holmer occasionally shows us the concrete - covered blankness of the outside world, the hard - edged reality through which Toni must move.

At risk of putting too fine a point on it, who gives a shit?

Bratz: The Movie (Lionsgate, August 10) Starring: Yasmin, Jade, Sasha, Cloe, Chelsea Staub, Anneliese van der Pol, Malese Jow, Stephan Lunsford, Jon Voight Director: Sean McNamara Rating: NR The Pitch: Not to put too fine a point on it, but it's a movie about toys; specifically, scantily - clad dolls marketed to tweener girls.

Only one character and the audience know who Cassius is, leading to numerous instances of the assassin speaking in the third person about the nature of a cold - blooded, remorseless killer (attributes that the character repeatedly fails to follow up on) and others making too fine a point on how well certain characters seem to intrinsically understand the mind of a cold - blooded, remorseless killer.

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Not to put too fine a point on it, but is the Academy ready for so many lesbian roles nominated at the same time?

He thinks his mom is, not to put too fine a point on it, a loser.

Clarence's love for the music of George Michael forces him to convince Cheddar's guys that it's not — not to put too fine a point on it — «white» music.

Best Actress contenders get there because of popularity, likability of star and character, great publicists, how much they «work the line,» and, not to put too fine a point on it, f*ck ability.

Andrés Alonso, the chief executive officer of the Baltimore city schools, put an even finer point on it.

To put a fine point on the two very different standards of evidence demanded for the Bennett Hypothesis and state disinvestment, recall the earlier piece by Libby Nelson of Vox.

Also, not to put too fine a point on it, but teacher evaluation really is in part about dismissing teachers.

Not to put too fine a point on it, the Louisiana Scholarship Program is a way to use state money to support failing, mainly Catholic, private schools, while reducing support for public education.

Not to put too fine a point on it, the world's leading expert on grit is saying that educators who are substantially altering their work to better teach grit are doing so without much in the way of scientific backing or guidance.

Mercedes - Benz can gloat that it was the number - one luxury brand in the United States in 2012, which puts a fine point on a successful year.

More shockingly, the «Stang's new turbo - four didn't even bother to drop the «EcoBoost» moniker, putting an even finer point on the inherent oxymoron that is the four - cylinder pony car.

Without putting too fine a point on it, the Avalon's looks are not mainstream, and I have yet to hear anyone characterize them as attractive.

To put a finer point on it, routine service will improve performance, boost gas mileage and help you avoid an expensive mechanical issue down the line.

To put a fine point on this matter, according to Bloomberg, the Enterprise Value (Market Value + Net Debt) of Barnes & Noble has fallen to about 3.2 x FY2018E EBITDA, lower than nearly every other publicly - traded retailer.

Also, some fine points on using notes and highlights on your Kindle Touch.

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