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31) Point out: to tell someone about some information, because you believe that they do not
know it or forgotten it:
A couple of alert readers wrote in to the paper pointing out the mistake.
He was planning to book rock- climbing holiday, till I pointed out that he is afraid of heights.
Grammatical points:
First+ noun+ infinitive
The + adjective= adjective people
Make + noun + complement (usually an adjective or noun )
Job+ be-verb+ infinitive
45) Conform: to behave according to the usual standards of behavior that are expected by group
or society
At our school, you were required to conform, and there was no place for originality.
46) Obligation: the fact that you are obliged to do something:
If you have not signed a contract, you are under no obligation to (= it is not necessary to) pay
them any money.
You have a legal obligation to (= the law says you must) ensure your child receives an
education.
Something that you must do: I don't have time to do his work for him I have too
many obligations as it as.
Beach operators do not have a legal obligation to provide against injury or drowning.
It's her moral obligation to tell the police what she knows.
Are you under a contractual obligation to any other company?
You have a legal obligation to inform the police about the crash.
Obligatory (adj): if something is obligatory, you must do it because of a rule or law,
etc:
The medical examination before you start work is obligatory.
The statue made it obligatory for all healthy males between 14 and 60 to work.
Expected because it usually happens:
Several secret service agents surrounded the president, all wearing the obligatory
raincoat and hat.
47) Saddle sb/sth with sth: to put someone in a situation in which they have to deal with
something difficult or unpleasant.
Many people don't want traditional mortgages that saddle borrowers with debt for fixed
period.
The balance sheet is healthy, and the corporation is no longer saddled with a pile of bad
investments.