11.   At her lowest moment, Madame Merle is flanked by a strategically placed nude male statue that underscores this point.

12.   At each stop, he focused relentlessly on promoting his record as mayor, and sought to underscore the point that Clinton has never served in elective office.

13.   Bad news from South Korea underscored his point.

14.   Blair underscored that point last night when questioned during a meeting of European leaders he is hosting in London.

15.   A separate report from the Labor Department underscored that point.

16.   A strike against Iraq simply underscores the point -- he is still very much the president.

17.   A top-level sacking or resignation, given the laxity displayed by Berger and Reno, might usefully underscore this point.

18.   Actually, Bush was using hyperbole to underscore the point that the summit was about much more than celebrity sightings.

19.   Bush came across as relaxed, often holding out both hands with his palms up to underscore his points.

20.   But the last Olympics also underscore that point.