There was little need for Lon to worry over the mechanics of getting his men to their jumping-off spot.

These six tales featuring animals are enlightening without being overly didactic, and can provide a jumping-off spot for discussion about any number of things.

Even by the time my parents were driving us to the jumping-off spot, Retch still did not fully comprehend the full portent of the Big Trip.

"It makes New York look more like a jumping-off spot," said Andrew A. Beveridge, a professor of sociology at Queens College.

Johannesburg is Africa's most important business city, but tourists use it mostly as a jumping-off spot to the wild coasts and wild animals hundreds of miles away.

Both Biarritz and St.-Jean make ideal jumping-off spots for the villages and hillsides of the Pays Basque.

Fidel welcomes American tourists, too, even if they have to come through a third country (Toronto, Montreal and Cancun are the most convenient jumping-off spots).

As he neared the jumping-off spot, the old truck sputtered to a halt, never to run again.

For Linnaeus, Hammarby was a summer place and a jumping-off spot for field trips into the countryside with his students.

He hails from Carnarsie, the traditional jumping-off spot for the Rockaways.