But there's a second, underlying point: the role of the tough guy is, as Laraque puts it, a job.

Many ordinary people simply do not catch the underlying point of his cartoons.

However, I do accept the underlying point, that there's too much snark on the net.

The underlying point was that 27 g3 Ng3!

The underlying point is that God has given humanity a chance to rectify their sins.

When things get bombastic here, there's usually an underlying point.

But even if it's true, the underlying point remains, which is you don't control the content of a Facebook page.

The underlying point is that most of the old ideas of international finance are obsolete.

The Compact, if it ever came into reality, would be only a beginning, a single underlying point of honor between all men.

But there was a serious underlying point to the tale about the man who did not have a shirt or tie to wear to his trial.