8 sentences with 'points'
Example sentences and phrases with the word points and other words derived from it.
• « Dr. Epstein points out that in neurosurgery, as perhaps in all aspects of life, failures are as important as successes. »
• « In the same way that the Chinese highlighted their acupuncture points, the Hindus hierarchized the marmas, areas where the union between body, mind and cosmic energy is very vital. There are one hundred and seven of them, they are at the level of the skin and are stimulated by massages and the practice of yoga. »
• « The three basic points of physical activity for a healthy adult are: 50 per cent aerobics, 25 per cent muscle strengthening and toning, and the remaining 25 per cent flexibility and stretching. »
• « The content is complex, but very straightforward in its essence: it points to a historical conflict between religious traditions. One, that of the priests of the Sun god, Amon-Ra; the other, the followers of Osiris. »
• « For the Indians, the high points of life were followed by the high points of death. Therefore, the dead had to be given all the help they needed to enter the unknown. »
• « Despite the coincidences," Moody points out, "the results of isolation research do not provide a satisfactory explanation for near-death experiences. In the first place, the various mental phenomena produced under conditions of isolation cannot be explained by any theory. To invoke these studies to explain near-death experiences would be to substitute one mystery for another. »
• « Euclid was the first to use obvious starting points called axioms - for example, the idea that two parallel lines will never intersect - in order to deduce more complex principles called theorems. »
• « The Crusades serve as one of the iconic points of transition from the High Middle Ages to the Late Middle Ages, in which Europe's localised, barter-based economy was transformed into a more dynamic commercial economic system. »