from the very start
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffrom,veryandstart
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from
preposition
uk/frɒm/us/frɑːm/
used to show the place where someone or ...
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very
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈver.i/us/ˈver.i/
(used to add emphasis to a noun) exact ...
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start
noun
uk/stɑːt/us/stɑːrt/
the beginning ...
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(Definition offrom,veryandstartfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This visual rhyme thus offers a reflexive wink at theverystartof the film.
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The rhetoric of balance marked the debate from theverystart.
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They aimed at solving different problems right from theverystart.
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They were songwriters from theverystartand that was an inextricable part of their stardom.
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Therefore, the immigrant plantation workers were indebted from theverystartof their estate employment.
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The law of 1901 regarding compensation for accidents at work was much criticised from theverystart.
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But, the globalisation of markets is the globalisation of consumer culture - and this has been true from theverystart.
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From theverystartof his episcopate, the cathedral priory showed themselves eager to please their new bishop.
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Lack of involvement of the common people from theverystartof the programme planning has led to severe criticism and to many problems.
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As documented in that study, she began to turn her hand toward the target orientation right from theverystartof her movements.
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That is, where a language requires this, children appear to use inflected forms of verbs from theverystartof their speech production.
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That was agreed at theverystart.
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We challenge that implication from theverystart.
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We have said that from theverystart.
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It was really unsound from theverystart.
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That must be understood from theverystart.
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Its back is broken from theverystartalmost.
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Most of our governments are unrepresentative from theverystart.
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I have been doubtful from theverystart.
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That was the claim put forward from theverystart.
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I was in favour of it from theverystart.
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It was suggested from theverystartof the reforms.
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She has been involved from theverystart.
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I found that illusory from theverystart.
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That made it unworkable from theverystart.
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