Sentences with phrase «few small newspapers»

After meager beginnings with a few small newspapers, Dilbert gradually grew, growing from 100 newspapers in 1991 to 400 in 1994.

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While some rights holders have argued that the standard for a substantial is very low (the National Post recently argued in a case that «even the reproduction of a small number of words in a newspaper article can be an impermissible reproduction»), the Copyright Board says that its preliminary view is that «copying of a few pages or a small percentage from a book that is not a collection of short works, such as poems, is not substantial.»

In the Union of South Africa, where the government has limited the access in the black townships to FM radio (which covers a small area and can be controlled by the government), the development of small local newspapers has been one of the few ways black citizens can «talk» to one another.

Place the rack on a small stack of newspapers or paper bags for a few minutes to drain.

Conor's honest commentary comes after the fight and with a few small time interviews he gives to journalists or newspapers he knows from way back.

A few of the reasons: • I can read, check email, send text messages, or catch a few winks while I'm zipping to my destination • I have built - in motivation for walking, given that I have to get to and from the bus or train stop • I feel good that my ride isn't fueled by the conversion of fossilized sea life into impending climate catastrophe • I get to trade small talk and occasional newspaper sections with fellow transit riders.

The details about how K12 went from a small company in the home school market and a few thousand on - line students to the nation's largest E-Learning for - profit company was outlined by Sheila Simmons, a reporter for the Notebook, an on - line education newspaper.

When we had first met, at a small newspaper in western Michigan, she was just a few months out of college, and serious adulthood still seemed a far distant concept.

I was interviewed by several smaller media outlets, but only a few people showed up at my book events as a result of learning about me from a newspaper or radio interview.

-LCB- 2 -RCB- Given that the average first novel, favourably reviewed in leading newspapers, will sell a few thousand copies over its total shelf life, -LCB- 3 -RCB- it is obvious why publishers don't rush to fill their lists with new names, and indeed look after only that small percentage of writers that pay their salaries.

Before the days of Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing platform and paperback distributors like Createspace, the way the self - publish your novel meant going to a small indie press, they would make a few dozen of your books and you would hand them out to friends, family, and maybe put an ad in the classifieds sections of newspapers.

For some, couponing conjures up visions of hours spent poring over newspaper circulars and cutting up small pieces of paper just to save a few bucks at the checkout counter.

To keep your points active, consider small transactions, such as buying a $ 1 iTunes voucher in the rewards program's online shopping portal, or redeeming a few hundred points for newspaper or magazine subscriptions.

When she was a small girl growing up in Ankara, the woman said, there was no garbage pick - up in her neighborhood, though her mother would pile up newspapers for a man — what we might today call a scavenger — who would give the family a few wooden clothespins for the stack.

Passing strong patent reform legislation will enhance the patent system we support and protect the people we have been fighting for, including retailers, auto manufacturers and dealers, angel investors, venture capitalists, casino owners, newspaper publishers, small print shops, credit unions, non-profit groups, hardware and software manufacturers, Realtors ®, and home builders, just to name a few.

Their face on a few park benches or a small weekly newspaper ad probably equates with a personal contact through their network every few years; in other words, not very effective.

Keep it simple though — one stunning piece for impact or a few smaller curios of varying heights and textures for visual and tactile interest are all that's needed • Glass - topped tables that have a plain base can be accessorized by placing items under the table to be viewed from above • Leave room on the surface for setting down drinks or small plates • Store newspapers and magazines in a basket underneath the table or nearby to keep the surface uncluttered, or consider a trunk - style table that can store any number of things — from extra cushions and throws to books, magazines and board games • Keep the space between the sofa and table to a minimum, otherwise the table will appear to float in the middle of the room.