Sentences with phrase «presence as»

Given Rakuten's presence as an online retailer, should we expect a new emphasis on selling content through libraries, such as the «buy it now» requirement that Simon & Schuster tried to impose that was subsequently rolled back?

A targeted forum is a great place to establish your presence as an expert.

She's your social media aspirin, here to make managing an author's social media presence as painless as possible.

For example, in the earlier drafts of my story, I didn't have many clues about the villains in my story, and the reader didn't feel their presence as a result.

Ask them questions frequently, and build your presence as a thought - leader by writing blogs and articles.

Will Asus with their larger name brand presence as a pillar in the computing industry help them with their App Store?

He would try to watch the trees outside his window divesting themselves of leaves, the slow spinning fall of September, but instead he saw the leaves of the jungle, leaves so big you could sit inside them and be wholly encased, leaves which vibrated and twitched and reacted to your presence as if sentient beings.

I offer honest critiques that go beyond usage and punctuation and help you achieve the tone, meaning and message you want to convey with your writing and presence as an author.

How about «settling» for the 2015 Rolls - Royce Ghost Series II, a car with almost as much road presence as its larger sibling and bungalow levels of interior room to go with it.

Although the mainstream press has lost its collective mind over Toyota's green initiatives in recent years, light trucks are as much a part of the company's U.S. presence as are hybrids, compact cars...

Nissan didn't have as big of a presence as other automakers at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show.

It's possible to lope along under the sound radar, but a blast on the right pedal signals your presence as sure as any air horn.

The Mazda6 is just about the only other value sedan that carries the same street presence as the Fusion and luxury cars costing $ 50,000 - plus.

The engine note gives the compact TT RS a surprising presence as it thunders down the road or revs at a stop, like a toddler with the bellow of a giant.

The Tiago also offers a little better road presence as is larger than the Kwid when it comes to length, width and height.

The Mustang has the same sort of road presence as an executive saloon, so this is no nimble sportscar.

They have that road presence as if they were a 5 ton SUV... The ELR does not possess that.

It certainly has the looks of an adventurous mud - plugger, with tough body cladding, muscular curves and bold wheels, while its raised ride height adds road presence as well as providing a great view from its lofty driving position.

At this year's CES, Ford had a big presence as it always has.

Factor in BMW M's treatment of the already advanced Sports Activity Vehicle suspension, a newly developed Servotronic steering system, and prodigiously dimensioned composite brakes, and you have a pair of vehicles that unite performance, versatility and presence as nothing before them has done.

The Macans design is also swept back to further enhance its attractive presence as well as increase its aerodynamics.

As compared to the outgoing generation, the 2018 Amaze is longer, wider and shorter which gives it more presence as well as a better stance.

DB9 Carbon Edition sees this physical power now come with a new commanding presence as a specially created dark design theme utilises only the finest modern materials.

Also new for the 2018 model year is the presence as standard equipment of the Toyota Safety Sense P technology that includes pre-collision with pedestrian detection and automatic braking, lane departure alert with sway warning, dynamic radar cruise control with full stop, automatic high - beam headlamps, blind - spot monitor and rear cross-traffic alert and rear - view camera.

The same goes for several other basic controls, whose presence as buttons has been sacrificed in the name of a more minimalistic interior than the likes of Porsche, Audi, and BMW.

Ferrari's F12 may not be mid-engined, and may not have quite the same presence as the Lamborghini, but it shouldn't be dismissed as just a GT car.

The exterior design gives this Buick, believe it or not, the same sort of presence as the Cadillac El Miraj concept.

The Juke's presence as a clearly viable concept was a tacit acknowledgement that it is likely to be the first to get the Nismo treatment.

Make sure you have a strong social presence as a trainer.

«Her colleagues consistently noted that her presence as a critical listener and thought partner was vital to their learning at HGSE.

He also maintains a presence as a practitioner by serving as the K - 12 Director of Technology and Innovation in the Spotswood School District (NJ).

While the initial impression of this building is as something of immense scale which also signals its presence as an important place of learning, its internal spaces are designed to encourage both the formal teaching processes which it contains and informal, more chance encounters.

This conclusion was borne out in the frequently tentative reactions of Hunter College students to Louie's presence as a Yale - educated researcher.

You can also use this online presence as a way to build up a digital eLearning portfolio of past work.

Coolidge, with great screen presence as always, changes gears and plays a MI - wouldn «t - LF.

Mostly everyone else shows their own distinctly appealing energy, style, and presence as performers, from Amber Riley's (Mercedes Jones) easy - going demeanor pleasantly tempering her trademark rafter - raising, earth - shattering vocals; to Heather Morris (Brittany S. Pierce) and Harry Shum Jr.'s (Mike Chang) sultry and smooth dance moves; to pop - superstar - sensation - in - waiting Naya Rivera's (Santana Lopez) soulful rasp and overwhelming star quality (her blistering duet with Riley, «River Deep, Mountain High,» is even more the electrifying highlight here than it was this past season).

Eva Marie Saint, at 93, as grand a presence as she was when she won a best supporting actress Oscar for her role in 1954's «On the Waterfront.»

I don't want to blame Oscar Isaac for this, as he is as powerful a screen presence as ever.

Not every actor has as much presence as their fellow stars.

A solid cast performing on all cylinders is the best asset Runaway Jury has going for it, and with such giants of screen presence as Hoffman, Hackman and Cusack, perhaps most impressive is that Rachel Weisz (Confidence, The Shape of Things) is able to stand her own ground playing against some formidable legends.

Besides the still - amusing rapport between Downey Jr. as Holmes and Jude Law as Dr. John Watson, Noomi Rapace (the Swedish Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) looks to be having fun as the Gypsy Sim, and Harris (Mad Men) has a fittingly quiet, yet sinister presence as the diabolical Moriarty.

With some bland action sequences — one almost wishes for Michel Bay's presence as Lee Tamahori of Tomorrow Never Dies and xXx: State of the Union fame clearly doesn't seem up to the task.

Lang has a strong presence as Jackson that Maxwell relies on perhaps too much, and Duvall is suitably quiet and thoughtful as Lee.

For the inevitable return of Stephen Strange in future Marvel installments, whether in his own sequel or the Avengers» behemoth ensemble, some work will have to be done on either performance or narrative creativity to justify his presence as more than mere diversion.

As if she knew she would be busy starting a family in 2011, Portman followed her glorious turn in Black Swan with a flurry of projects now keeping her as prominent a cinematic presence as any actress this year.

Wood adds a lively presence as Diesel's sidekick, until he is whisked off - screen for far too long; Leslie is given nothing more to do than show up and, occasionally, emote effectively.

Josh Brolin has real presence as Cable, but there's not space here to establish much of his character yet, and as a consequence, it's hard to get too much of a handle on him.

James Spader is a tremendous presence as the voice and mo cap of Ultron.

The main lineup may be lighter on films that could figure into the Oscar race than in some recent years; it won't likely have as much of a U.S. awards presence as it did in 2011, when Best Picture nominees «The Tree of Life,» «The Artist» and «Midnight in Paris» all screened in Cannes, or last year, when «Nebraska,» «Inside Llewyn Davis,» «The Great Beauty,» «Fruitvale Station,» «All Is Lost» and «The Great Gatsby» were part of the program.

Chiwetel Ejiofor gives a performance of incomparable heroism and presence as Northup; Lupita Nyong» o is passionate and defiant in the role of his fellow prisoner Patsey, and Michael Fassbender is the sadistic slavemaster Epps, whose habitual sexual abuse and angry self - hate is revealed to be a pathological and under - reported part of the system; a system, which in the words of one character, enables the abuser's violence to «trample his guilty sensation».