peril point
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of peril point
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Though nobody really knows if credit has reached a peril point, there are some disturbing signals.
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The present state of our defenses is too close to peril point," Nixon charged in a radio speech, "and our future prospects are in some respects downright alarming.
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One is the "peril point" clause, which permits the Tariff Commission to recommend the lowest "safe" tariff on many items and then pretty well binds the President to accept its recommendation.
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"In some plants we were reaching the peril point."
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In the wide agreement announced last week, Kennedy bravely pierced the peril point 61 times, and said he did so to save the negotiations from collapsing entirely.
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