"Instead of approaching the hammer market from a strictly technological aspect," Mr. Fortier said, "we added a lifestyle appeal.
It's worth getting the permit because the trail beyond Hanakapiai is thrilling; instead of approaching the Na Pali coast, I now felt enveloped by it.
But instead of approaching his supervisor directly, he said, he made an appointment with a human resources manager to discuss his intention.
Instead of approaching dense cities directly, they resorted to harsher, ever more circuitous routes, increasing their exposure, along the way, to lethal threats like sunstroke, dehydration, and snakebites.
So instead of approaching lenders yourself, it might be better to get advice from an independent mortgage broker such as London & Country.
There starts to be another way to convince investors - instead of approaching VCs with a plan, you can start a company with seed funding and then approach the VCs with a company.
Then, instead of approaching one of the "big three" contemporary Christian labels, Smith released the edited result, "Put a Helmet On!," on his own label, Perpetual Entertainment, whose motto was "Worship is a lifestyle".
Instead of approaching the footlights and "holding" the crowd, he gave the impression of having wandered into the theatre by mistake; he'd draw a breath and pull on his cigar, and then turn, puzzled, to his listeners.
Instead of approaching the bank for a loan, however, they turned to the internet, raising nearly $4,980 (and counting) through a crowdfunding campaign on Barnraiser, a platform designed to connect farmers and food entrepreneurs to backers.
Instead of approaching donors with the least effective pitch — filling deficits — educators, pastors and prelates should propose new initiatives (with help from Web sites like DonorsChoose.org and Kickstarter) and new schools.
