Sentence examples for commercial characters from inspiring English sources

Now, Stanley Steemer, the company that cleans carpets, floors, furniture, air ducts and other things around the house, is joining the ranks of marketers that use commercial characters to peddle their wares.

When I think of iconic TV commercial characters, three come to mind: The GEICO Gecko, the Orbit Gum Girl and Flo from Progressive.

Micromanaging either would undermine the commercial character of bailed-out firms.

And for Mr. Hujanen, it was revealing; at that moment he understood Santa meant more than as just a funny commercial character.

He said he was concerned that because the church's new building would not have any storefronts, the block would lose some of its commercial character.

The character of JW Moorehouse, an advertising guru who dreams of writing poetry, is a vivid example of how the commercial world can slowly chip away and corrupt the sensitive character of a man until only a commercial character remains.

Now the city is proposing to erect a fire wall in one neighborhood — the Upper West Side — that may discourage chain stores and preserve the neighborhood's commercial character and its vibrant street life.

But Mr. Elghanayan argued that the limestone and glass home he wants to build was more consistent with the district's cast-iron and commercial character than the existing structure.

It was not until the 1840's and 50's, as the city's population swelled and the neighborhood took on an increasingly commercial character, that most residents moved uptown.

Community Board 10, which represents central Harlem, voted against the 24-block rezoning last year, saying that the plan includes far too little housing that most Harlem residents could afford and that any new housing should be placed on 124th and 126th Streets because it would harm the commercial character of 125th.

As difficult as it is to generalize about a city's commercial character, there's no doubt that some of my most profitable investments have been in Baltimore-area companies.