Springboard

In the project "Springboard to Languages," they teach Esperanto in schools in Great Britain as a propaedeutic to prepare for learning other languages.

That idea was a springboard for further discussions about sex.

The Islamic Salvation Front wanted to use the 1992 legislative elections as a political springboard to remain in power for ever.

The opportunity acted as a springboard for their success.

It was the section of the North Midland Railway from Derby to Ambergate which provided the springboard for a scheme that took shape in the early part of 1845 for a route through the Peak to Manchester.

Such a change could amount to a seismic shift in the nation’s electoral dynamics, potentially springboarding a Republican into the White House, and the possibility has animated hopeful Republicans and fearful Democrats.