Sentences with phrase «place as a jumping off point»

These artists use place as a jumping off point, creating works informed by the environment in which viewers encounter them.

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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.

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.

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.

► 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).

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.

Fortunately, reading great books at home — and seeing reading as a jumping off point for the exploration of the world, is the best place to start.

It's not as homely, woody or popular as nearby Pilgrim's Rest, but Graskop is a cool place to stop by and a good jump - off point to check out Blyde River Canyon.

Granada is a popular jumping off point and many hostels will be able to point you in the direction of transportation although, again, try and reserve a place early as it becomes increasingly more popular each year.

While many people simply pass through as a jumping off point for Machu Picchu, Cusco is one of the most vibrant and fascinating places to visit in Peru.

Though she was only nine when the tragedy took place, young American artist Bunny Rogers has questions about the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, and has used the school's cafeteria and library as jumping off points for entire bodies of work in the past.

With the multihued curtain fabric as her jumping - off point, designer Ashley Whittaker splashed an amped - up version of pink in three places in the living room — the footstool, the contrasting pillow welt, and the slipper - chair trim.