Sentences with phrase «serves as a hook»

The free passes you may have as part of your exhibitor package can serve as a hook for prospects located in the area near the show as well.

The book revisits the stepwise journey through nature's scales that has long served as a hook in scientific exposition — it was notably employed in Robert Hooke's 1665 best - seller Micrographia and in the acclaimed 1977 short film Powers of Ten.

«In my experience, Lego Education robotics activities engage a diverse range of students and serve as a hook for building interest and enthusiasm across all STEM - related areas,» explained Dr Chalmers.

Anything that encourages potential customers to read your book effectively serves as a hook.

In this exhibition, de Joode presents an ensemble of digital photographs, abstract sculptures made of cut PVC board, and a ceramic sculpture that serves as a hook for another printed PVC sculpture.

That's what's going to make your first impression — so make sure it serves as a hook that makes the hiring manager eager to read more.

Your introduction should serve as a hook, giving the reader an idea of what you can offer the company.

The above fold serves as the hook to keep reading.

A framed cork display strip encircles the room and wall - mounted nautical cleats from a local discount department store serve as hooks for clothing, hats and backpacks.

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The adaptation (starring Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara and Amanda Seyfried among others), serves as a darker take on the classic tale as well as a sort of Captain Hook origins story.

Perry's Steakhouse and Grille in Chicago, where Susi Zivanovic serves as corporate sommelier and beverage director, used Valentine's Day as a hook to promote dessert wines.

As of Monday, Reilly's investigation had uncovered no evidence of point shaving, but the BC scandal revealed a deep and troubling gambling involvement by team members and served as a warning to all college athletes: When they place a bet with a bookie, they are risking more than money or the possibility that bookies might get their hooks into theAs of Monday, Reilly's investigation had uncovered no evidence of point shaving, but the BC scandal revealed a deep and troubling gambling involvement by team members and served as a warning to all college athletes: When they place a bet with a bookie, they are risking more than money or the possibility that bookies might get their hooks into theas a warning to all college athletes: When they place a bet with a bookie, they are risking more than money or the possibility that bookies might get their hooks into them.

In this case, both offer the MP3 hook - up and speakers while the Navigator has four wheels for stability and two child snack trays that serve as anchors for two car seats, turning the Baby Trend stroller into a double travel system.

In which assemblymembers and senators can hold second jobs, putting them on the hook to private concerns as they supposedly serve the public.

Morgan Hook was appointed as Director of Communications on March 17, and has served in the Executive Chamber since January of 2008.

Prior to this appointment, Mr. Hook worked in a variety of roles for Governor Paterson, including Upstate Press Secretary and manager of the Albany press office, serving as the primary point person for all aspects of the Governor's communications strategy in upstate New York.

«CD55 also gives us a hook with which to search for new parasite proteins important for invasion, which could serve as vaccine targets.»

In response to active shooter and mass casualty incidents such as the one at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012, the Hartford Consensus and the White House's Stop the Bleed campaign have sought to train civilians in hemorrhage control techniques so that bystanders can serve as immediate responders in the case of uncontrolled hemorrhage.

There are a whole lot of people like these and married dating sites serve as an excellent place for such people to hook up and fill each other's desire for intimacy.

The community you will join will serve as your «base of operations» in your quest to find sexy people to hook up.

Johnson writes her character well enough, though the film's general dearth of women characters — there are three, two of them serve mostly as Mother figures (and, in Perabo's case, as a hooker), and the other is a waitress — is something I hope he takes note of.

The sole difference is that whereas the book was written as a sort of self - serving mea culpa that only put Finkel's credibility into greater doubt, the movie refuses to let either subject off the hook, even going so far as to shine a light on Finkel's morally bankrupt motives.

The theatrical trailer, which we've included below, features quite a lot of potential spoilers, though it does emphasize the thriller element of the movie and serves as an effective hook.

This unique device is somewhat of a multi-tool, serving as a grappling hook as well as a supportive / offensive device, imbuing players with special abilities that can affect how a team performs.

A sports game's social component, however, is just one piece of a larger, entertaining puzzle, and companies continue to serve challenging single player modes to keep gamers hooked while living out their fantasies as an athlete, manager, or athlete - turned - manager.

Matt Damon (Rounders, Dogma) and Ben Affleck (Forces of Nature, Armageddon) would serve as executive producers thanks to a deal they signed to develop films with Miramax, and would also have small bit roles themselves, and would give a co-starring nod to the relatively unknown Jay Lacopo, who is also the screenwriter, and previous star of Ben Affleck's first directorial gig, a short entitled, I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three - picture Deal at Disney.

No tension sticks for long enough to make a discernible dramatic impression; queasily, even the subplot concerning an abuse victim in Poppy's class merely serves as a pretext to hook her up with a cute social worker.

Teachers introduce each project with an entry event that serves several purposes: to hook the kids and get them engaged in the content, to provide an exemplar of what the teachers expect, and to introduce key vocabulary (such as people, events, and terminology) related to the targeted content to get the students thinking about what they'll need to know.

As a result, states receiving waivers carte blanch to let schools and districts — especially those in suburbia — off the hook for serving up mediocre instruction and curricula to black, Latino, Asian, and poor white children.

As Dropout Nation has pointed out ad nauseam since the administration unveiled the No Child waiver gambit two years ago, the plan to let states to focus on just the worst five percent of schools (along with another 10 percent or more of schools with wide achievement gaps) effectively allowed districts not under watch (including suburban districts whose failures in serving poor and minority kids was exposed by No Child) off the hook for serving up mediocre instruction and curricula.

Given the collapse of the Campaign for High School Equity (which once served as the convening body for civil rights - based reformers) and the efforts by the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers to co-opt such groups by peddling a version of accountability that lets states, school operators, and adults off the hook for failure, Ed Trust deserves praise for rallying so many civil rights players to stand up for our most - vulnerable children.

There's also a standard cargo management system that features a rail installed on the side of the cargo area that serves as an attachment point for hooks and other items shoppers can buy through the dealer, like removable grocery bags, a cargo bin, a cooler, a first aid kit and an off - road accessory kit for Trailhawk models.

It is distinguished with 22 - inch wheels with chrome or black insert), a standard sunroof, chrome tow hooks and standard technologies, including Tri-Mode Power Steps — that move rearward to serve as a step into the forward section of the cargo bed.

«We'll do the drug dealer stuff,» said DC sales and marketing vice president John Rood, suggesting that digital comics serve as a way to get people hooked, especially via free samples.

We're hoping it will serve as a converter to get people hooked on the stories and for the ones that they really like they can get the permanent versions in the graphic novels which are available in print or in digital.

I was going to say that's the same as «to hook up», but apparently there's a hell of a lot more served at the buffet these days — fathers, you definitely need to lock up your teenage daughters!!!

Thus, a dividend payment (and especially dividend growth over time) serves as something of fishing hook to lure in income - seeking investors.

The chance to wade into battle as a gold bearded parrot with monkey ears and an opera mask aside, the Rookie offers a grappling hook that generally serves as a homing jump, and can equip various wrist gizmos that are powered up by gathering Wisps, a collectible from Sonic Colors.

Instead of standard - issue firearms, however, they wield telescoping Relic Arms that serve as whips, grappling hooks, and all - destroying flamethrowers.

The hook is peculiar for a series typically using transformations or sidekicks as a means of adding more layers to the stage formula, perhaps more - so because coins have always served as a simple means of gaining more lives, and the casual nature of Mario games rarely creates an intense incentive for collecting as many as possible.

Though the grid - based strategic gameplay is simplified from its console and handheld brethren, for those who only know Marth, Ike, and Robin from Super Smash Bros for Wii U, this app serves as a wonderful introduction to what the franchise has to offer, letting newcomers have just enough of a taste that they may get hooked.

While her colors serve as the initial bait to gain the viewer's attention, it is the subject matter that hooks and captivates you.

While her colours serve as the initial bait to gain the viewer's attention, it is her subject matter that hooks you and keeps you captivated.

It served as my introduction to Pamuk's writing, and I have been hooked ever since.

Scariest of all, under Pinter v. Dahl, 486 U.S. 622, 647 (1988), the litigation finance company might even be viewed as a «seller» for purposes of the rescission remedy if it «solicit [ed] the purchase, motivated at least in part by a desire to serve his own financial interests or those of the securities owner,» and thus the company, along with the claimant, could be on the hook to fellow investors.

As we reported last year, the iWatch could serve as a gateway for getting new consumers hooked into the Apple ecosysteAs we reported last year, the iWatch could serve as a gateway for getting new consumers hooked into the Apple ecosysteas a gateway for getting new consumers hooked into the Apple ecosystem.

By hooking up an Apple TV to your home network, you're not just creating an entertainment portal but, in the background, the Apple TV is also serving as a secure gateway from the outside world for all your HomeKit commands to filter into your house.

But critics say Messenger Kids serves to lure kids into harmful social media use and to hook young people on Facebook as it tries to compete with Snapchat or its own Instagram app.

So now, if one of your other devices is running low on juice, you can hook it up to the ZenFone 3 Zoom and let it serve as a portable battery pack.

The annual event has become a news hook for activists, victim advocates, and social workers who believe it serves as a boon to the nation's $ 3 billion sex - trafficking industry.