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  • Confronted with sobs at thehigh pointof a serious marital dispute, a guy might put his fist through a wall, or quiver like Jell-O on a plate, or confess to a desire for a threesome, all without intent.

    That's How It Went (rev) Martin Dodd 2011

  • And, with respect, I think your mission to engage in "pushback" would be more effective if you would actually explain why you think the arguments made are wrong rather than resorting to strawman arguments, ad hominum attacks on the motives those who criticize her or dismissivly characterising a valid pointof view as an "insult" or a "Republican talking point."

    With Kerry Backing Obama, What Will Ted Kennedy Do? 2009

  • The focus on water-boarding misses the main pointof the program.

    Counter Terrorism in the White House 2009

  • This image establishes his look very clearly, pushinga selling pointof this particular character to those audiences who are yet to meet him.

    An Official Image of Jonah Hex | /Film 2009

  • During the presidential campaign, normal Americanswere able to watch on the evening news thespear pointof this right-wing hate at more than one McCain/Palin rally.

    Poison 2009

  • The G.O.P. is now at theboiling pointof its long transformation into a haven for angry, potentially violent racists and reactionaries.

    OpEdNews - Diary: Let's See McCain for His Danger 2008

  • MadProfessah's pick: Damages was some kind of awesome, but Ted Danson was not a strong pointof the series--Zeljko Ivanek was.

    Emmy Award Nominations Announced Ron Buckmire 2008

  • Mildly interesting from a theo'logical pointof view.

    Mid Flinx Foster, Alan Dean 1995

  • To see the pointof the words we must take them from the immensely improved rendering of the Revised translation, for the older Version in this case greatly obscures the sense.

    The Greatest Thing in the World And Other Addresses 1920

  • Drimer is seen slyly inserting the dummy card †"which has a protruding wire â€" into the pointof-sale terminal.

    The Economic Times 2010

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