Sentences with phrase «pointed attack»

A "pointed attack" means a direct and focused criticism or strike aimed at someone or something. Full definition
Speaking of bombers they can perform bombing runs on larger ships, at which point the attacked vessel can use their point defence system in a bid to shoot down the bombers before they attack.
Not only was the report a pastiche of warmed over contrarian talking points attacking the scientific consensus on climate change, but at least one entire section had been lifted almost whole from longtime disinformation specialist Pat Michaels» World Climate Report (WCR).
After a string of points attacking Straw for being the architect of the FoI Act, shadow justice secretary Dominic Grieve admitted, rather plaintively, that his party actually backed the government's announcement.
Choose between weapons like the powerful howitzer, the devastating shotgun or the precise phaser for point attacks.
Does your god have any love spells and are you a 1st class knight with a 200 hit point attack?
While it does pose a tactical question about weather to keep attacking, the scoreline should be a clear indicator that you've got control of the game and don't need to be nervous for the rest of... More Arsenal withstand Palace pressure to claim the points
Michael Gove and Boris Johnson have made their most pointed attacks to date on David Cameron, telling him to accept his pledge to cut immigration below 100,000 a year is unattainable within the European Union.
So there is not much point attacking their policies, since they have millions of them, almost all of which contradict each other.
There have been several pointed attacks against researchers who use animals in their experiments in Germany.
Souls can be increased by landing weak point attacks and stunning enemies, meaning that combo chains can be never - ending if you've assigned the right moves to your selected player and exploit enemy weaknesses.
They even reproduce a nine - point attack on their wing by the (non - Southern Baptist) South Carolina Baptist Fellowship.
By default firepower ratings start at four, max out at five and can go as low as one, at which point the attack is cancelled.
The talking points attack the Democratic platform of public financing for elections, changes to state abortion law that opponents say would open the door to regulations that could greatly expand the practice's surgical parameters, as well as the Dream Act, which would allow undocumented immigrants to utilize state tuition assistance programs.
As students marched in Washington, DC, on Saturday, Rubio made no mention of the pointed attacks on him.
While they accuse some accusers of making «unfounded» attacks on Graham, the authors delight in reprinting one nine - point and two ten - point attacks on him without bothering to sort out the «unfounded» points.
No point attacking our players, that is dumb.
There is no point attacking like crazy in the first ten minutes and leave so many holes in our midfield and defense.
They have made quite a point attacking Florida, California and Texas.
But with the kind of unobstructed view Aldridge will have, it'll be interesting to see if the Sixers decide to commit doubles and dare San Antonio's pedestrian 3 - point attack (23rd in 3 - pointers per 100 possessions) to beat them.
It's a pointed attack located right on the banner of her new website, between «Meet Cynthia» and «Why I'm Running»: #CuomosMTA.
He assures me there would be no point attacking Europe minister David Lidington for errors made by seniors, but he relishes the chance to deliver a dose of his mind on the matter.
Last week, Peter Hain launched a pointed attack on the Welsh Lib Dems, saying that the «destructive» Tory policies in London could be «mirrored» in Wales
Alan Johnson, the health secretary, will tomorrow launch a pointed attack on David Cameron, saying the recession has seen the Tories revert to their default position of cutting public services at the expense of the most vulnerable people in society.
However, while tests for autoantibodies (antibodies against the pancreas) can reveal whether a patient's immune system has at some point attacked the pancreas, these antibodies are not always a good marker for predicting whether a given individual will develop full - blown diabetes.
Could stretched - position overload along with max - force - point attacks be Arnold's secret weapons for incredible biceps mass?
Abracadabra is a daring melting pot of a movie: an old style «women's picture» about a woman's path towards empowerment (which includes a pointed attack on Spanish machismo) and a supernatural comedy, with elements of horror, mystery and very Spanish kitsch.
In a pointed attack on the Michigan Education Association, the Michigan legislature last week cleared a bill that would set fines and penalties for local teachers who strike over contract disputes and limit the teachers» union's collective - bargaining clout.
Several Twitter hashtags, including #ReleaseTheMemo, calling for release of these talking points attacking the Mueller investigation were born in the hours after the Committee vote.
You need to connect to the internal electronics to accomplish anything anyway, at which point the attack can happen.»
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