sentences:  For example, one can't resolve singularities avoiding blowing-up the normal crossings singularities.In fact, to resolve the pinch point singularity the whole singular locus needs to be blown up, including points where normal crossing singularities are present.John Grant (British diplomat)
  
  Sir John Douglas Kelso Grant (born 17 October 1954) is a retired British diplomat whose last diplomatic post was Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union between 2003 and 2007.