Sentences with phrase «meant as a jumping off point»

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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.

Screenwriters John Ronson and Peter Straughan (who very loosely based the character on Frank Sidebottom, the comic persona of the late U.K. performer, Chris Sievey, amongst other musicians) are aware of the thin line between madness and genius, but rather than exploit that tired trope, they use it as a jumping off point to explore issues as inherent to both art and life as identity, voice, creative output, and that age old question of what it really means to sell out.

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.

There is information about every breed of dog that is recognized by the group, as well as information on reputable breeders and breed specific rescue groups.This is a good jumping off point for your puppy search, but is by no means the only way to find a good breeder.

Instructor - led demonstrations will be geared toward providing the students with both a jumping off point - meant to address how one begins making abstract work, as well as encouraging the student's further development toward creating their own, unique artistic style of painting and visual language.

Taking early art making (as in Upper Paleolithic) as a jumping off point, artists in this show use various strategies to create meaning, from the barely rudimentary to the highly sophisticated.

I know my mom would probably scold Simonetti on this point and ask him, «If everyone else wants to jump off a bridge, does that mean you have to as well?»

This article is meant to serve as a jumping off point for several different methods of using Evernote.

Assessing Auto Insurance as a Jumping - Off Point Let's take a look at Lake Havasu City insurance options for auto — as a means to demonstrate a more productive way of thinking about coverage.

Having freshly painted walls as a jumping off point means I will be more ready than ever to really personalize our space with special accessories, furnishings, memories and photos.