But a number of recent corruption cases involving police officers have been uncovered by outside investigators, including the F.B.I., which has underscored concerns about the department's ability to monitor itself.
comes right as Apple stores are beginning to sell the Apple Watch, which has underscored the question of whether Fitbit will be able to compete with bigger and better-financed rivals — especially those whose products do more than just track their wearers' health.
Diminished or not, Tuesday's sale continued a string of I.P.O.'s by companies in emerging markets, which have underscored both the economic weakness of rich nations and the rising economic clout of developing countries.
The petition claims that Dunn's work for TransCanada is at odds with her role in Obama's campaign, which itself has underscored the importance of addressing climate change.
The emergence of a small number of militants in Afghanistan aligning themselves with Islamic State, which swept into northern Iraq last summer, has underscored anxieties about the dangers as foreign forces withdraw.
In the meantime the complex, Byzantine political maneuvering that has underscored the military campaign and, which in part is shaping it, will continue unabated.
The case has underscored the lax safety standards at the plant, which the government has said is in a stable state but remains highly radioactive.
The cheating scandal has underscored the fierce competition for the firefighter positions, which offer six-figure salaries and generous benefits.
The diversity of the executive branch, however, has underscored the whiteness of the Republican delegation in Congress, which has but one black member, Representative J. C. Watts of Oklahoma.
And so, having won the election and facing crises on several fronts, the president's advisers were understandably wary of too much speechifying, which might have underscored the idea that Obama was going to orate his way through the presidency while leaving the business of governing to others.
Rather than recount this story in a straightforward manner, which would have underscored its tabloidy quality, Ms. Miller has cannily juxtaposed Delia's life with that of her next-door neighbor Meri, a 30-something, newly married woman who is having trouble coping with her pregnancy and the loss of freedom she fears motherhood will bring.
