To
"score points" means to gain praise, recognition, or approval for doing something well or achieving success in a particular situation. It can also refer to earning points in a game or competition.
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The Volunteers didn't
score a point for the final seven minutes and 14 seconds of the game.
Our lawyers measure success by how well we meet our client's objectives, not by
scoring points in contract language or during negotiations.
The superintendents and school boards in these cities do not
score points with teachers unions by working directly with charters.
Score some points on dressing as well at the football field, sporting a black jersey paired with black shorts.
While the overall look of the phone may
not score any points for originality, certain aspects of the phone will.
My engineers were giving me good information over the radio and after the first stint we knew that stopping twice was our best chance
of scoring points.
This would
also score points with the Latino community, as she must have their backing to be as popular as she is.
The y axis should represent the full range of scale
score points from 0 to 500 for reading and math.
While teams and drivers are always aiming for F1 wins and world titles, for some,
just scoring points is an important milestone.
There's even a campaign a mode where damage and ship upgrades carry over and players will
score points based on their performance.
So, it's important that you put your emotions to one side, be open and honest, and forget
about scoring points.
I just don't see the talent or skill, especially on offense
where scoring points will be an absolute grind.
Not because it was exclusive (I own a PS4) but because companies shouldn't be able to
score points off something that viewers then have to pay their own money to fund.
Students who reported almost never being bullied had average achievement more than 30
score points higher than those who reported being bullied almost weekly.
Their playoff hopes are all - but out the window right now and they're going to have a really hard
time scoring points going forward.
The design study
scores another point here thanks to the less massive rear end, with the bumper forming a more aggressive angle with the ground.
The system on the passenger seat did not qualify for assessment as it is not standard equipment and, therefore, the
car scored no points for the front seats.
However, because you can't afford to let the enemy
score points there's a lot of pressure to attack as soon they hold two or more points.
Draft picks and cap space are wonderful things to have, but they ain't
never scored a point in the playoffs.
It was a great opportunity to
score points today and this is a nice reward for the whole team.
The stack provides the endurance that's needed to finish a race faster and continue
scoring points no matter how tired you are.
Only the top five
runners score points in each race, so if there are a hundred runners, only a small percentage are going to «win» in any sense.
The ultimate goal is to be consistently excellent and rate a well -
evidenced score point 4 in every component (general and detail) of every section.
The scores here are a little confusing so let me explain: The numbers you see are how many scale
score points away from «meeting standards» the students are.
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