1.   The research study also underscores the importance of playing it straight when trying to get things accomplished.

2.   These kinds of questions also underscore the importance of defining with precision the concepts that we use in political analysis.

3.   These events have underscored the importance of using PCR and other techniques that will readily identify herpes B virus infections.

4.   And that merely underscores the importance of the delightful rolly-polly creatures whose sad-looking eyes and deceptively clumsy gait have endeared them to the world.

5.   And this underscores the importance of that first rule of doing business.

6.   Both Sony and Toshiba underscore the importance of reaching far beyond traditional phone-line solutions.

7.   A company that locates its call center within corporate headquarters, even if the overhead costs are much higher, underscores the importance it places on customer relations.

8.   Also underscoring the importance of health care was Mike Donilon, a Democratic pollster who worked for Sen. Harris Wofford in his unsuccessful re-election campaign in Pennsylvania.

9.   Broaddus also underscored the importance of a strong and credible agreement to balance the federal budget to business confidence and long-term interest rates, including bond yields.

10.   Brown, who has been investigating computer crimes for several years, said the case underscored the importance of caution when meeting people through the Internet.