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Arnold wanted to make a good first impression with Joanie's parents. He made a point of smiling and shaking their hands.

On Sunday nIght I walked a mIle to my abode, and made a poInt of askIng my whereabouts of every one I met.

He made a point of thanking his hostess before he left the party.

He made a point of thanking the hostess before he left the party.

s true. He made a point of going to work immediately. The city has made a lot of progress since he's been the mayor.

Which Abnesti always made a point of not keeping locked, to show how much he trusted and was unafraid of us.

PASSING through California on a mid-term campaign swing, Barack Obama made a point of stopping off to see Steve Jobs, the boss of Apple.

She was not endowed with wisdom and keen observation, but she made a point of communicating with the learned persons.

Mr Chirac has, commendably, made a point of trying to stamp out racism and anti-Semitism on his watch.

In her inaugural address, Rousseff even made a point of vowing to "maintain and deepen" ties with the U. S.

But in recent months, after learning that Dr. Roberts was ill, Mr. Gates made a point of reaching out to his former boss and customer.

When he talked about his healthcare plan, the Democrat made a point of saying there would be coverage for Joe the plumber too.

Amazon has long made a point of touting the Kindle screen's ability to hold up in sunlight.

Since she couldn't put up with him at all, she made a point of ignoring him altogether.

And Mr Edwards, who has made a point of turning himself into a policy wonk, can be expected to join in the pulverising.

As the two teams gathered in the centre circle for the penalty shoot-out, Mourinho made a point of shaking the hands of the match officials.

Among the scads of TV stars I've talked to, I never made a point of grilling them on their TV consumption.

When my niece Georgiana went to Ramsgate last summer, I made a point of her having two men servants go with her.

He made a point of remembering to get his glasses fixed.

He made a point of remembering to get his watch fixed.

I don't mind telling you that I made a point of snubbing him as soundly as I thought he deserved.

I made a point of checking the door to make sure it was locked.

He made a point of helping others.

Mrs Obama made a point of saying that nobody in government is telling anyone what they should, or should not, be eating.

He and his Treasury spokesman, George Osborne, made a point of resisting right-wing pressure to promise an overall cut in taxation.

Several Indian outsourcing companies have made a point of boosting local hiring at American facilities.

"Do you live with someone? " he asked the next day for he'd made a point of asking to meet her again.

Austrian business cycle theory, which Paul has made a point of explaining, blames the central bank for the boom-bust cycle.

Huntsman has also made a point of bicycling around the neighborhood where he lives.

Premier Wen Jiabao made a point of saying last month that the current situation demanded "more reform, " not less.

Keeping the idea afloat, Senator Donahue made a point of travelling tourist class himself, by air, informing the press before each journey.

After pointing out the actual errors, I made a point of adding comments about those things I just mentioned.

In lauding the victorious nations, the FIFA President also made a point of praising those who missed out.

She made a point of sending a birthday present to her best friend.

When an elderly waiter set chopsticks at our places, Ann made a point of reaching into her purse and pulling out her own pair.

Industry groups have made a point of promoting the use of such statements.

The opposition candidate in Zambia's presidential election in 2006 made a point of attacking the growing Chinese presence in the country.

Mr. Tandy made a point of saying that one reason he does what he does is to help meet "society's needs for wood products. "

Mr Paulson often made a point of noting that he had kept every share he had ever received.

He has made a point of not discussing his plans for retirement and appearing as vigorously engaged as ever.

Cody made a point of coding tclRFB in so-called "pure Tcl, " so you need little more than a standard Tcl distribution to use his work.

Having theseconvictions, I made a point of always talking to my children in Gujarat.

When he performed in Japan on tour, he made a point of being interviewed in Japanese without an interpreter.

John made a point of thanking his hostess before his leaving.

Mr Obama has made a point of entertaining generously.

Mrs Clinton also made a point of visiting Tokyo first.

They have made a point of getting as many contacts as possible with the people.

For the purpose of achieving the four modernizations, we made a point of learning advanced science and technology from other countries.

In 1992 Kennan made a point of stating that "nobody 'won' the cold war" .

They made a point of visiting their niece on the way home.

LeClaire likes it, yeah? She made a point of telling you so.

Elsewhere, every school would have made a point of having senior students attend, what a way to learn history?

Businessmen made a point of hierarchically noting that "he came to meet me" or "I went to meet him, " rather than simply saying, "We met. "

He made a point of reading ten pages every day.

I made a point of studying at least two hours every day so I wouldn't lag behind in class.

Because I was late for class, I made a point of apologizing to the teacher after class.

For example, last year Mr. Santorum made a point of defending the medieval Crusades against the "American left who hates Christendom. "

Steve Jobs made a point of emphasizing that 95 percent of App Store rejections are for three reasons: (1) apps that crash;