Calling the Democrats the `` party that lives, breathes and thinks for the good of the people '', Hughes asked, `` a representative Democratic vote in the primary for a springboard toward victory in November ''.

* most competition pools are 5m deep for 10 m platform and 4m deep for 5m platform or 3m springboard.

The arms must be beside the body for feet-first dives, which are typically competed only on the 1m springboard and only at fairly low levels of competition, and extended forwards in line for " head-first " dives, which are much more common competitively.

Captured in 1511, Malacca became the springboard for further eastward penetration ; several years later the first trading posts were established in the Moluccas, or " Spice Islands ," which was the source for some of the world's most hotly demanded spices.

Utilizing social commentary as a " springboard to deeper truths about the individual ", Basquiat's paintings also attacked power structures and systems of racism, while his poetics were acutely political and direct in their criticism of colonialism and support for class struggle.

Presence of apparently superfluous words or letters, chronology of events, parallel narratives or other textual anomalies are often a springboard for interpretation of segments of Biblical text.

This city would later be used as a springboard for Operation Veritable, the invasion across the Rhine River by Allied Troops.

After his defection, Alcibiades claimed to the Spartans that the Athenians planned to use Sicily as a springboard for the conquest of all of Italy and Carthage, and to use the resources and soldiers from these new conquests to conquer the Peloponnese.

It also serves as a catalyst for the company's ongoing feuds, as well as a springboard for new storylines.

Piedmont was an initial springboard for Italy's unification in 1859 – 1861, following earlier unsuccessful wars against the Austrian Empire in 1820 – 1821 and 1848 – 1849.

I pray that in this way any risk of confusion or bewilderment will be averted, and the change will serve instead as a springboard for a renewal and a deepening of Eucharistic devotion all over the English-speaking world.

The performance was a springboard for one of the best known interpreters of Brecht and Weill's work, Lotte Lenya, who was married to Weill.

As a political journalist, Zola did not hide his dislike of Napoleon III, who had successfully run for the office of President under the constitution of the French Second Republic, only to misuse this position as a springboard for the coup d ' état that made him emperor.

It served as a springboard for Berle's rise as television's first major star.

If a female gymnast balks, for example stops in the middle of the runway or breaks their run before touching the springboard no deductions are taken.

This text later became the springboard for discussions of international law, especially the question of just what persons are under the jurisdiction of a given state or legal system.

as a springboard for his own ideas, as well as for the subtitles ( i. e., " The Bringer of ...") for the movements.

" Despite its prestige, it has not been a strong springboard to higher political office ; Gray Davis was the only Democrat in state history and the only state politician in the last eight decades to be elected governor after holding the post.

O ' Daniel, who would later travel with the band and use its popularity as a springboard for his political ambitions, said the idea to start the band and link radio to advertising was pitched to him originally by Bob Wills, Herman Arnspiger and Milton Brown, who at the time were out-of-work musicians.

He was rewarded with the command of the Army of Italy in 1796, and his victories at the battles of Lodi, Castiglione, Arcola and Rivoli provided a springboard for his military and political ambitions.

served as a career springboard into other arenas, primarily the Serbian political, business, and NGO scenes where they went on to achieve significant success and prominence.

" The American Voter " has served as a springboard from which many modern political scientists form their views on voting behavior even though the study only represents one specific time in one particular place.

It is frequently used by various public figures as springboard for political, ethnic, and historical discussions and open issues that continue to plague the Balkans region.

Fassbinder used his theatrical work as a springboard for making films ; and many of the Anti-Theater actors and crew worked with him throughout his entire career ( for instance, he made 20 films each with actresses Hanna Schygulla and Irm Herrmann ).

Martin Short's best-known original character, his popularity on SNL proved to be the springboard to a long career in film and TV.

Buckley rejected the idea of the concert as a springboard to his career, instead citing personal reasons regarding his decision to sing at the tribute.

SNL proved to be Short's springboard to a long career in film and TV.

Instead, the festival is touted as a networking opportunity, training ground or springboard for future career advancement, and exciting and fun for performers as well as spectators.

The show acted as a springboard for Hill's television career, and his Channel 4 show, Harry Hill, was similar in style and structure to Fruit Corner.

* It functions as a springboard, advancing the career of selected factional members and allowing them to gain skills that will increase their effectiveness and clout.

The second half focuses on the practical " how-to " of putting together a musical, using Jones ' own career and shows he's worked on as a springboard ... Since only half the book falls within the category of how-to I'm glad to report that this advice is stick-to-the-ribs solid.

Mike Kobluk, Joe Frazier and David Boise later left the music industry, Chad Mitchell released a number of solo albums before retiring from music, and Denver's time with the trio became the springboard to his highly successful solo career.

This served as springboard to develop a long modeling career where she has enjoyed success, achieving over 20 magazine covers and publications in Indonesia, Dominican Republic, Miami, New York, and Puerto Rico.

In the twentieth century the competition stimulated postgraduate research in mathematics in Cambridge and the competition has played a significant role by providing a springboard for graduates considering an academic career.

Despite its low-brow reputation, the series proved to be a valuable training ground and career springboard for many acting talents and future stars of Yugoslav / Serb cinema like Sonja Savić, Zoran Cvijanović, Nikola Kojo, Gala Videnović, Branko Đurić, etc.

For some this was their springboard to composition, since their clerical education equipped them with an understanding of musical and poetic forms as well as vocal training.

The haste with which the Danes resumed their attack on Norse Dublin before consolidating their control of Saxon England indicates that the entire Danish invasion was not primarily aimed at the conquest of Saxon England, but to secure a North Sea base of operations to use as a springboard in the conflict with the Norwegians, who controlled an extensive trade network in the Orkney Islands, the Hebrides, the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight, and Ireland, which exported goods as the Danes did, from the British Isles south-east through Kievan Rus as far as Constantinople and Baghdad, following the Dniepr from the Baltic to the Black Sea.

Ariminum was seen as a bastion against invaders from Gaul and also as a springboard for conquering the Padana plain.

This was a springboard for him to conduct this Orchestra in Paris.

He did not intend to abandon this position, as he was planning to use it as a springboard for his upcoming crossing.

Selective breeding was used by Darwin as a springboard to introduce the theory of natural selection, and to support it.

Jones finished third in the championship hunt that year, and it was the springboard to an excellent 1980 campaign.

Needell was completely dominant in that car and series which provided him with the springboard into Formula 3.

The region was incorporated into the Kingdom of Asturias and, after surviving the assaults of the Moors and Vikings, became the springboard for the Reconquista.

Ham had initially protested against using a non-original to promote the band, as he had gained confidence in the group's compositions, but he was quickly convinced of the springboard effect of having a likely hit single.

His first UK television appearance came on the ITV show, Saturday Variety, but it was his appearance in the 1972 Royal Variety Performance that provided his springboard to national recognition.

Hitler was also convinced that yielding southern Italy would provide the Allies with a springboard for an invasion of the Balkans with its vital resources of oil, bauxite and copper.

The Piave served as a natural barrier where the Italians could establish a new defensive line, which was held during the subsequent Battle of the Piave River and later served as springboard for the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, where the Austro-Hungarian army was finally defeated after 4 days of stiff resistance.

In 1996, when Fu was 17 years old, she captured both the 10-meter platform gold and the 3-meter springboard gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Secretly, the party wished to nominate Henry Clay, giving him a springboard from which to launch another presidential campaign, but it was unknown whether he would be able to secure enough votes for confirmation ; it was decided that Crittenden would be the nominee, and if the voting favored the Whigs by a large enough margin, Crittenden would withdraw and allow them to confirm Clay instead.

As Evans writes, " Lacan used this observation as a springboard to develop an account of the development of human subjectivity that was inherently, though often implicitly, comparative in nature.

When Reeves came close to suffering a concussion in the episode " Ghost Wolf " ( the supporting wires snapped and he fell to the studio floor ), cables and wires were discarded and a springboard was brought in, designed by Thol " Si " Simonson, who remained with the series until its end.