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make a point

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gen. громко заявить о чём-л. (по какому-л. вопросу • Coun. Lucy Maloney proposed increasing the cash contribution to $8 million, which she said she hoped would discourage landlords from failing to maintain properties that then “tips more people into homelessness.” (...) An $8 million permit condition “might make a point,” said ABC Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung. “But it’s going to actually harm the revitalization of Granville Street,” she said, and block the delivery of 67 badly needed new hotel rooms and $1.1 million for social housing. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver); высказать мнение (A rhetorical question is a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer. ART Vancouver); высказать свою принципиальную позицию (по какому-л. вопросу • Coun. Lucy Maloney proposed increasing the cash contribution to $8 million, which she said she hoped would discourage landlords from failing to maintain properties that then “tips more people into homelessness.” (...) An $8 million permit condition “might make a point,” said ABC Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung. “But it’s going to actually harm the revitalization of Granville Street,” she said, and block the delivery of 67 badly needed new hotel rooms and $1.1 million for social housing. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver)
make a pointed
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