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To developing and to theorizing

there was little point to developing methods for studying issues that were not viewed as essential, and there was little point to theorizing about issues that could not be studied well empirically

Is this usage "to developing" and "to theorizing" correct here?
  

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Yes, they're fine. The structure is, Be no point in/to + ____ing There's no point in troubling her with that. Give it to me and I'll do it.

  • Yes, they're fine.
  • The structure is, Be no point in/to + ____ing There's no point in troubling her with that.
  • Give it to me and I'll do it.
  • There's no point in rushing There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.
  • There's no point in voting Labour now, but can the Tories cash in?
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Yes, they're fine. The structure is,

Be no point in/to + ____ing

There's no point in troubling her with that. Give it to me and I'll do it.

There's no point in rushing

There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.

There's no point in voting Labour now, but can the Tories cash in?

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