Word: pointing
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...point of our presence in countries like Belgium or France--or even Saudi Arabia--is not to buy a few souveniers, take photos of the natives and then leave. The point is to protect or secure or whatever else we may have to do while keeping in line with the government and practices of the host country...
...THIS point, there is little rational reason for Republicans to oppose the Democratic plan. The House proposals call for a combination of increased income taxes on the rich and a capital gains tax cut. According to conservative theory, the richest Americans would not lose money as long as they increase their capital gains investments sufficiently. But the majority of House and Senate Republicans still refuse to make this compromise--primarily because their political careers rest on mindless and irresponsible "no new taxes" soundbites...
Reeves, who used his status as a rent-controlled tenant as a selling-point in his campaign last year, labeled the story a "hatchet...
...point is that there is no really good reason to pursue a fellowship. Sure, a lot of powerful, famous people were fellows when they were younger, but a lot of powerful, famous people also caught venereal diseases when they were younger, and that doesn't mean you should spend your college years trying desperately to get the clap...
...nobody else will let you forget about your failure either. Whenever you visit your hometown, an old woman will point you out in the street and whisper to whomever walks by, "See that one? Went to the big city, up North, and won a big, fancy fellowship. And you know what? Durn fool never amounted to nuthin...