We can see that he is doing his best to ring the changes on his chosen theme, that he is seeking out less familiar views, less obvious standpoints, less well-known nooks and crannies of the city, but it is still, when all's said and done, the same fantastic pantomime dame that he is rouging up for another night on the boards.
It's also fairly retro, both from the standpoint of the startup licensing out the familiar name and the fact that it sports roughly the same size screen as the original iPhone.
From the consumer's standpoint using Liftopia is easy, and will be familiar to anyone who has ever purchased a plane ticket online.
Escaping to Brazil is such a familiar fantasy of the American outlaw life that it is strange and delightful, from a purely narrative standpoint, to learn that the trope has been flipped by the swimmer Ryan Lochte, of all people: Olympian gold medallist, onetime reality-TV hopeful, and now, it seems, fugitive from Brazilian justice.
Standpoint won't have much point unless it discovers new voices, rather than merely providing another outlet for familiar ones.
From a neurological standpoint.
"From the military planning standpoint, we have just about reached the critical mass point for a yes or no from Turkey," said a senior United States official who is familiar with American preparations.
Familiar face — very familiar.
From a medical standpoint, it was inexplicable.
From a Celtic standpoint, I got that.
