Certainly the ground is seeded: by all counts, studios, investors, and major media players alike are eyeballing this new platform, hiring executives, holding private and public forums, and learning the landscape of this new medium--the amount and scope of activity, capital, and resources coming into VR is breathtaking.
I am sure Isis are aided by the involvement, certainly on the ground, of what are perceived to be western military personnel.
I don't get down to the Walkers Stadium as often as I should but certainly the training ground is a nice place to go and work".
* Craig "two first names" Oliver has certainly hit the ground running in his new job.
The multiverse theory certainly cuts the ground from beneath intelligent design, but it falls short of a complete explanation of existence.
The American commander in the region, Gen. David H. Petraeus, appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" and explained that "there is no intention for us to be conducting operations in there, certainly on the ground, and there is every intention by the Pakistani military and their other forces to conduct those operations".
This effect suffered from Low-Flying-Bird Syndrome: it was certainly off the ground, but it would have cast a larger shadow if it had achieved a greater altitude by casting itself as a more general principle of value — not just a camera's cost affecting the perception of a photo's quality, but a restaurant's cost affecting the perception of a meal's quality, and so forth.
Afghanistan's new President Ashraf Ghani still lacks a cabinet after his first 100 days in office and there's been a surge in Taliban attacks - but he's certainly hit the ground running.
The European financial crisis certainly prepared the ground for the growth of nationalist parties throughout the continent, particularly along the eastern frontier.
(Pot pie, leftovers, pot pie, leftovers...) No empty beer bottles in the bathroom and no empty body wash -- I certainly kiss the ground for that!
