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case in point
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case in point
a specific example of what one is talking about. Now, as a case in point, let's look at nineteenth-century England. Fireworks can be dangerous. For a case in point, look at what happened to Bob Smith last Fourth of July.
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(a) case in point (slightly formal)
one example of this Elliott is one of the best rappers around, and her new album is a case in point. Boston is such an unpredictable team - their victory over Indiana yesterday is a case in point.
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The gift of mimicry, the necessity and ingenuity of masking and the penchant of African Americans for adornment are three such cases in point.
Some cases in point are jammers to be dropped in the enemy territory, EW precision weapons (radiation homing weapons), functional engagement weapons (FE), and program-technical effect weapons.
He supports his negative critique by drawing detailed attention to several cases in point such as the pseudo-scientific nature of most cancer research, birth defects due to thalidomide and the vivisective approach to surgical training.
 
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