Indeed, some at the meeting argued that if aliens were to use an astronomical phenomenon called gravitational lensing (in which the gravitational field of the sun bends and amplifies radio waves and light from Earth), human signals could be amplified to the point where even the light from cities would be visible.
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But it is even more difficult to figure out how huge income disparities in the region can be whittled to the point where incentives to force women into prostitution would disappear.
But to expect too much of either the Palestinian troops or the ceasefire would be to miss the point.
Just laying the exhaustive string of liberal policy priorities seemed to be the point -- a companion to the ideological offensive in his inauguration speech.
And if you are doing cardio, you really need to be pushing yourself to the point that you can't easily carry on a conversation (be sure to get your doctor's clearance first) during most of your workout.
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Before he came before the committee, Diamond appeared to be ready to point the finger at others for pressuring the bank on its rates.
But the virtue of stirring up controversy in this way is that it highlights that the debate over appropriate targets for the Bank of England may be to miss the point.
It would be a disaster were President Bush to permit his courageous, clarion and much-needed characterization of the state of the emerging threats to our Union now to be whittled away to the point where it is seen as little more than a bit of regrettable rhetorical hyperbole.
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The silken threads of mutual presence would be thinned to the point of fraying.
So the Web is to be much faster and to the point, and quick little clips, so video clips on the Web should be maybe half-minute segments and no more, not a long segment like you can do for broadcast television.
To repeat, correlation is not causation, and a lot more work would need to be done to prove the point.
Lisa Angelot and Karen Brandenberger were married when it was legal, but they said their own marriage is not enough, and told KGO they were prepared to be arrested to make the point.
Stephanie Cutter is leaving the Treasury Department, where she has served as one of Secretary Timothy Geithner's most senior advisers during the financial crisis, to be the point person for mobilizing public support for Obama's pick to replace retiring Justice David Souter, three senior administration officials said.
The exuberance of recent months might turn out to be well founded, if the fourth quarter of 2012 turns out to be the low-point of Europe's recession, and falling borrowing costs start to produce a virtuous cycle from higher confidence to improving growth.
Others may be bored to the point of madness by living in a small town.
Next up computers and technology will be automated to the point of not needing so many workers.
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Rob himself long gray hair usually pulled back in a ponytail, cigarettes his body spray could be reclusive to the point of sullenness.
To do so would be to miss the point completely.
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For anyone who has been wondering how Superman, our bastion of truth, justice and above all else, good , could be driven to the point he is currently at, he is kind enough to spell it out to Bruce.
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Security and civil defense at home and at American facilities overseas must be strengthened to the point where we are able to fight with due diligence in this war that has been brought to us now so vividly by an alien civilization that seeks our destruction.
In Asia, China's airlines fly relatively few international routes, which limits their exposure to the "war risks" cover which is proving to be the sticking point for aviation insurance.
Different organizations, ranging from the Bowles-Simpson Fiscal Commission to the House Budget Committee, have considered this current policy baseline to be the appropriate reference point, since it measures changes relative to the status quo, rather than the mix of expiring provisions and policy changes that would likely never be implemented.
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But the bar for throwing people off flights seems to be creeping lower, to the point where all it takes is mild disagreement with a flight attendant.
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Tall and short, amiable and angry, muzzy-brained and sharp the oddity of the pairing seems to be the point.
Janet Napolitano has done a great job with respect to DHS, but we thought it would be good to have a New Yorker who is going to be the point person.
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Ferguson appeared to be making the point that his authority would not be questioned by leaving the striker to stew on the bench, although the United boss might also have based his decision on an out-of-form Rooney having scored just once for his side so far this season.
But then, Jobs himself would be the first to point to the transience of all human endeavors.
By doing simply those tasks, the battery life will be greatly extended to the point it could compete with other watch platforms.
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So these are not terribly different approaches, but the binding effort, the binding essence is going to be the sticking point, I think, in negotiations between the House and Senate.
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