Sentences with phrase «as a jumping off point in»

He still had no problem using mine and Claude's comments as a jumping off point in his sweeping critique of modern culture, virtue signaling, moral superiority etc etc..

Likewise, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water made smart use of the Wii U gamepad, and I can only wish that more bizarro horror games will use that as a jumping off point in the future.

I was seeking those taking the book as a jumping off point in as many directions as possible: encompassing, bottled, sitting atop, sometimes even skirting the fact.

Keep note of what was said in the last conversation so that you can use that information as a jumping off point in your next letter.

But, I am especially excited to read your new book as a jumping off point in beginning this process.

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It can also be a jumping off point for a shift in focus, such as a graphic designer moving from publishing to public relations.

Two separate answers on the thread took the same quote as their jumping off point: «We tend to overestimate what we can do in a year, and underestimate what we can do in ten.»

Businesses may want to revisit pre-TPP competitive calculations and take another look at plans for expansion into TPP markets in and of themselves or as a jumping off point for wider Asian expansion.

I started Good Food Matters in December 2008, as both a place to journal my food adventures and a jumping off point into the wide virtual world of cooks, their kitchens, gardens, traditions, recipes, and ingredients.

In that spirit, please use this recipe as a jumping off point.

Using that as a jumping off point, combined with my other favorite thing, chickpeas, or more specifically chickpea flour, I thought I'd make a beet socca with tahini and za'atar, an Israeli spice blend with oregano and sesame seeds I fell in love with on a trip to Israel a few years back.

It was also the jumping off point of Novak Djokovic's spectacular season last year, and he'll look to defend his title as the No. 1 seed, though he won't be in action on Monday.

As we mentioned over the weekend, the first Atalanta fixture from November was the point where Rudi Garcia's train really went off the rails, so we'll forgo our usual look back at the reverse fixture (it was a 1 - 1 draw in Torino) and jump right into the action.

As a direct result of their slump in form, Birmingham now reside in 19th, just one place off the foot of the table but, encouragingly, only a point off safety meaning a positive return from this weekend's clash with Bolton, preferrably in the form of a win, which would go some way to avenging their bitter FA Cup Sixth Round defeat, could, depending on how others in close proximity fare elsewhere, lift the club jump out of the dreaded relegation zone — a tasty incentive for the players if ever I saw one.

That win was their second in four days and helped end a barren run of four matches without even picking up a point, but Stoke have been known to go just as quickly off the boil as jumping straight back on, so are they really worth chancing at The Hawthorns?

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I started Good Food Matters in December 2008, as both a place to journal my food adventures and a jumping off point into the wide virtual world of cooks, their kitchens, gardens, traditions, recipes, and ingredients.

Joe Guinan, a senior fellow, has argued that cooperatives are insufficient in themselves, but should be used as a jumping off point for more scalable forms of democratic wealth - holding, such as public banking and «pension fund socialism».

The report's release was timed to coincide with the launch of the new «No Labels» committee that is being widely viewed as a potential jumping off point for a White House run in 2012, despite the fact that Bloomberg has repeatedly insisted he's not running.

George P. Bush, the eldest son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, filed paperwork in the Lone Star State to run for land commissioner, a post that's seen as a jumping - off point for more prominent statewide office.

Just two months later, in May, IBM announced that its scientists had created the 16 - qubit quantum computer, as well as a 17 - qubit prototype that will be a technological jumping - off point for the company's future line of commercial computers.

It wouldn't be hard to use China as a jumping - off point if you're in organized crime or another nation state looking to cause some saber rattling between China and the U.S.» Much of the U.S.'s current tension with China comes from Google's claims that recent hacker attempts to steal Gmail user passwords appeared to have originated from China.

As a jumping - off point, scientists like Shirey and Richardson are searching for clues in the past based on what we know about how Earth works today.

Oonincx agrees and says that he's using these results as a jumping - off point for a more in - depth look at tiny ranching.

There are saffron hued threads in this tweed, so I used them as the jumping off point for my glove colour choice, as well as my gold hued brooch and vintage embroidered handbag (which was very, very kindly given to me as a gift by fellow blogger

Nevertheless, these lists can serve as good jumping - off points if you're just beginning to build your wardrobe, or looking to take your style in a more conservative direction.

He doesn't want women over 50 to feel dependent on his guidance but rather to see it as a jumping off point to improve their dating skills in the long term.

► A gorilla grows quickly to about 20 feet, roaring into the camera and beating his chest until sanctuary staff place him in a cage; he becomes angry and breaks out, smashing walls, doors, windows and equipment, jumps over a building and into the street, smashing an SUV with his fists, and a man points a tranquilizer rifle but does not shoot; police cars cut the animal off as a helicopter with armed men flies by and they shoot the gorilla with large tranquilizer darts (the gorilla collapses, unconscious).

Using Roland Barthes's A Lover's Discourse as a jumping off point for the script, Let the Sunshine In feels cream - puff light, but is deceptively rigorous, and about so much more than one woman's quest to find the One.

The jumping - off point for Carl Rinsch's 47 Ronin is the 18th - century legend of the 47 samurai who, upon being left leaderless after their feudal lord was forced to commit seppuku as a result of attacking a corrupt Edo official, sacrificed themselves in the name of avenging their leader's honor.

Although it certainly uses that template as a jumping - off point, «Dean» eventually settles into its own rhythm thanks to Martin's unique style, particularly the way in which he utilizes his simplistic drawings (often via split - screen) to illustrate Dean's current mood or just for an easy laugh.

Mr. Salinas adds, «I'd send in stuff, just as a jumping off point, and when it worked, it ended up in the movie.

In March Virginia Pasley writing for Slate used Deschanel's adorkability as a jumping off point for a piece about the overuse of the term:

Understand I'm not advocating the events depicted in this film, I can only relate to what I've experienced in my lifetime and from that perspective, they were awful then and now the government is using their behavior as a jumping off point rather than where it escalated to during the 60's and 70's.

I think theres interesting points in the comics that could be used as jumping off points for a movie.

Five years later, the actor and director reunite in «While We're Young,» a film that, in some ways, takes Greenberg's morbid fascination with modern youth as its jumping - off point.

The polysexual hothouse beginning is really just the jumping - off point for a wacky assembly of cults, messiahs, and apocalypses, faced with ticklish aplomb by a cast that includes Juno Temple as a shagtastic party minx and, in a nearly unrecognizable cameo, longtime Araki axiom James Duval.

When: January 6th Why: The story of the Amityville haunting has been pretty well documented in movies, including last year's «The Conjuring 2,» but this film looks like it's using the original case as a jumping off point for a new source of terror.

Each film serves as a jumping off point for the speaker to explore a related science or technology topic in a way that engages popular culture audiences.

The kids might not know Kung Fu or The Fall Guy, but how can they not be interested in «traveling warrior monk» and «bounty - hunting stunt man» as jumping - off points?

That said, X-Men is best seen as just the jumping - off point for a possible big screen franchise — one whose full potential can be realized in subsequent installments.

An emblematic screwball comedy, the film was a jumping - off point to dissect the genre commonly referred to as the «Chick Flick»; charting some of its history, analysing its place in our modern world of female action stars, and questioning the generally held belief that the style has outplayed its usefulness.

The movies will in turn serve as «a jumping - off point» for «guest editors,» who will add content inspired by the film, anything from «essays, music, video and photography to cultural ephemera» that reflects themes expressed in the selected films.

Egoyan uses a real - life incident as a jumping - off point: In 1986, a Jordanian terrorist slipped explosives into the luggage his pregnant Irish girlfriend was taking on a flight from London to Israel; had they detonated, the blast would have killed her and her unborn son, as well as the roughly 380 passengers on board.

Gradually, the pictures, mainly portraits, take on more and more touches of color; at the turning point of the story, when Masako leaves her parents» home for the city of Osaka, the bright red of her dress practically jumps off the page as staid passersby in brown and gray traditional clothing look at her in shock.

Including rap lyrics in a unit on poetry, or graffiti as a jumping off point to talk about the history of art establishes a bridge between youth culture and academic pursuits.

The discussion, which in many ways served as jumping off point for the two - day Alumni of Color Conference, raised as many questions as it answered for long standing problems that do not yield themselves to quick solutions.

Through the «Chicago: The City in Art, 1995 - 2000» curriculum developed by the Art Institute of Chicago in partnership with CPS, students used the murals as jumping - off points for American and Chicago history, art history, and music history.

In their book, Levinson and Fay suggest different ways for their case studies to be used as jumping off points for discussions among faculty.

That's the year I published With the Best of Intentions: How Philanthropy is Reshaping K - 12 Education, in which I (in my usual mean - spirited fashion) used the dismal experience of the then - recently concluded $ 1.1 billion Annenberg Challenge as a jumping - off point.