"And to do that we have to present ourselves as a mainstream business… We want to pay taxes and be regulated, and to do that we have to show that the industry had grown up and that we're not criminals.
They presented themselves as a mainstream party.
Mr. Norris's remarks presented an instant problem both for Mrs. Clinton, who is running for the United States Senate and whose appearance with Mr. Sharpton for the first time was a political risk, and for Mr. Sharpton, who has spent much of the past four years presenting himself as a mainstream leader.
A structured chain of command — of deacons, presbyters and bishops ("overseers") — helped Christians present themselves to their Roman neighbors as a mainstream association, not a dissolute fringe.
Animism, folk religion, and shamanism remain present as undercurrents of mainstream religion, through the albularyo, the babaylan, and the manghihilot.
Not yet overtly present in the mainstream of political thought and political action, they were indistinctly present as an atmosphere, and as the framework within which the events of the Nixon years would turn.
The 'straighter' an application's user base, the more likely someone is to be either: 1) presenting as super mainstream or 2) looking for a LTR rather than casual sex.
It has now been junked as a mainstream brand.
By presenting himself to the Sunnis as a figure of consensus as well as a man of resolve, he was positioning himself as a mainstream politician — and a safe choice for Prime Minister.
By presenting himself to the Sunnis as a figure of consensus as well as a man of resolve, he was positioning himself as a mainstream politician and a safe choice for Prime Minister.
It quickly became a popular social networking hub as well as a mainstream form of communication.
