on that/this score

idiom

: with regard to the thing that is being discussed
The work will be done on time. You have nothing to worry about on that score.

Examples of on that/this score in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The targets of his exhortations are quick to point out that France’s own metrics on this score are relatively shabby. Ania Nussbaum, Fortune Europe, 16 Apr. 2024 And on this score, Trump and Biden are more evenly matched. Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2024 Indeed, while the U.S. does a remarkably poor job on this score. Harry G. Broadman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 It’s been reported that Sheridan might bring even more Yellowstone prequels to fruition — carrying the story forward into the 40s and 60s, for example — in subsequent prequels, though nothing on that score has been confirmed as of yet. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 19 Dec. 2022 And on that score, thus far, Starfield has been more of a mixed bag. Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2023 Whatever happens on that score, some fear that the CCP struck a devastating blow against the morale of its enemies in the U.S. Lhamo spoke of a chilling effect that will prevent future instances of repression from coming to light. Jimmy Quinn, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 The 13 percent of legacy games that are currently in print is comparable to the availability of much older, pre-World War II music recordings (10 percent or less in print), a comparison that Salvador says shows just how behind the gaming market is on this score. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 11 July 2023 The vagaries of the Super Nintendo's Mode 7 scaling mean your racer is often reduced to a small blob of pixels that only give a vague indication of their true position and orientation on the course (a combination with that high-resolution Mode 7 mod might have helped on that score). Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2024

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“On that/this score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20that%2Fthis%20score. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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