Sentences with phrase «make serious points»

If people make serious points in constructive ways, it gets through and is responded to.

Himid studied theatre design at the Slade, and the theatricality of her best work enables her to make serious points — about ethnicity and history, origin and arrival — without getting bogged down.

Sometimes you have to be cheeky to make a serious point.

I mean to make a serious point, of course.

Since you make a serious point about hate, I will point out TRUE realism.

But I want to make a serious point about our place in the world.

But, in fairness to the vast majority who came to London to make a serious point peacefully and in good spirits, I would like to discuss their protest first.

But in this year's speech, Johnson spent less time cracking jokes and more time making serious points about foreign affairs.

but those who regard this sort of thing as a contribution to our deeper understanding of climate - related political debate are making a serious point that should not be ignored.

But just like the «penises cause climate change» hoaxers, Professor Daube is using humor to make a serious point about the reliability of research in academe.

And just to point out that I'm not merely Labour - bashing, but making a serious point here, here's David Cameron, singing from Greenpeace's Rooftop.

This question gives me an opportunity to make a serious point about carbon pricing schemes ETS or tax).

Gavin's remarks made a serious point, whether you or the organizers or tallbloke agree with them or not.

«Women - At - Law: Lessons Learned Along The Pathways To Success Main The Cross Dressing Lawyer: Using Humor To Make a Serious Point»

Finally, I read a job search and career book with the mission to entertain while making serious points.

Not exact matches

But her underlying point isn't totally invalid — the furor over drug price hikes like Mylan's is forcing legislators and private companies alike to finally confront the issue head - on, and highlighting just how difficult the disparate and largely opaque American medical financing system makes it to address these problems in a serious way.

He started making his bets soon after, but pointed out that he really did start making serious money until well over a year later, and 2007 and 2008 were the real paydays.

Beyond a century of collective franchising experience and among a host of key factors is a serious focus on: 1) Bright, clean and fresh - aired stores; 2) Smart store layouts; 3) State - of - the - art inventory managing, pricing and point of sale cloud - based software systems; and 4) a firm grasp on all the «big data» needed to make wise purchase and sell decisions throughout the day — every day.

That last fact points to the decline of interest in classical music, but also to the related drive to make Something Serious out of rock n» roll, out of old - time folk, out of the blues, etc..

At this point, we need to make a serious review of what role Pakistan played in keeping OBL safe in his mansion, not far from their equivalent of West Ppoint, we need to make a serious review of what role Pakistan played in keeping OBL safe in his mansion, not far from their equivalent of West PointPoint.

Another friend made a good point the other day, reminding me that sexual sins should be considered more serious because they cause more destruction.

i've made several serious points about the content of the bible.

It is often pointed out that of all of Austen's heroines, Fanny is one of only two (Anne Elliot is the other) who is not treated with irony, who does not make any serious misjudgment, whose behavior is always supported by the narrator.

And one can make a serious argument that the war has been more costly than it has been worth, at least at this point.

So far as I am aware, our opponents have made no serious effort to answer or rebut this point.»)

I might say something quite humorous but I'm only telling it to make a very serious point.

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

But the high amount of carbs and fat in a traditionally fried tater tot can make those tiny little tots rack up some serious Weight Watchers Points pretty quickly.

For a point of reference, if you've ever made any of the following recipes, you'll be familiar with this bread: Skip to my Lou, Food Network, Garlic and Zest, Lil Luna, Serious Eats, Frugal Girls, BHG.

Market analysts have called it a «wake - up» call for the grocery industry, pointing out how serious the online giant is about cracking the food and wine market, while also pointing to the strength of bricks and mortar to make a more attractive omni - channel offer.

What is the point of griping unless it is to make positive change or is a serious issue, it only makes you and whoever you're complaining to feel crap.

At this point, Arsene and the board need not only make serious transfers but they also need to convince players and fans that they intend to challenge for titles.

They can score a ton of points on any given evening, but they do give up the 3rd most PPG in the league and will need to fix some of those defensive woes if they plan on making a serious push during the final six weeks of the season.

on all your points... «fanbase blaming the one good player»... «I have serious doubt whether about 1/3 of the current roster belongs in the league at all»... «wish they would have made at least an effort at extending Kane»

With LeBron James playing at other - worldly level (27.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists per game, 42.4 percent from the three - point line) and superstars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in tow, the Heat seem poised to make another serious run at postseason glory.

On a serious note, Blackburn have made a decent start to the new Championship season and currently sit second, with 8 points from four games.

They've made some absolutely atrocious moves / signings, refuse to get serious about upgrading even the bare minimum things that would help make players OR fans happy about the Coliseum (we could use a new clubhouse and plumbing setup), are unable to boost ticket sales, and frankly, the whole appeal of moneyball is just bullshit at this point.

At some point, probably after getting swept by the White Sox in Chicago, they would have freaked out and made some serious moves.

If Wenger and his players are serious about making a statement heading into the Christmas period, it starts on Merseyside by dealing with Romelu Lukaku and seeing off Ronald Koeman's men to secure all three points.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

This is just a make weight article there are NO talks between Icardi and Wenger, Theres nothing going on between Higuian and Wenger, there was never anything being talked about between Morata and Wenger, the last person Arsenal were serious about talking to was Vardy and that was ONLY because he was the striker who's name was on everybodys lips at that point, and even vardy (as dense as he appears) realised that the whole thing was just an approach to make it seem like Wenger vwas making an effort to sighn someone.

It'll be interesting if they can make a serious Volleyball run next week since they have more possible points to get than most (with the double header coming) and if they can work their way into the upper portion of the Standings in the next week or two, they'll be in a fantastic spot to make a real run at the top of the Standings.

Suddenly, everybody that was screaming is now putting their best serious faces on, arranging substitutions, making «keep your head» gestures, pointing importantly.

There could be serious mental health issues in play at this point, if this talk about him requiring signs from God in professional decision making are accurate.

Burnley have done well at Turf Moor but there has to be more serious intentions coming from the Citizens to make their mark in the title race and they should take the three points.

Despite these setbacks that Chelsea recently sustained, they still remain at the top of the English League as Manchester City also dropped a few points and Manuel Pellegrini's side could not manage to fully capitalize on the mistakes of their opponents who are making a serious charge and statement to become the new champions of England.

The joke a minute left back took time off from his various comedy routines to make some very serious points cheif among them that there is nobody -LSB-...]

@ gazzer - you make a good point - aiming to win and fight on all fronts because that is the expectation at United is one thing, but that comes with serious graft, expecting to win is not the right mentality.

Stoke manager Paul Lambert had kept faith with the starting XI which earned a point at Leicester City last week and Pellegrino made one alteration, handing winger Sims, who has recovered from a serious knee injury, his first league start in more than 15 months.

As January came to a close, Juve sat one point behind leaders Napoli and while there are 16 games left to be played, Massimiliano Allegri's team face a serious battle to make it seven titles in a row.