promising start
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpromisingandstart
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promising
adjective
uk/ˈprɒm.ɪ.sɪŋ/us/ˈprɑː.mɪ.sɪŋ/
Something that is promising shows signs that it is going to be successful ...
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start
noun
uk/stɑːt/us/stɑːrt/
the beginning ...
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(Definition ofpromisingandstartfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This is apromisingstart, but not really satisfactory theorizing.
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It was apromisingstart, but the young poet's course was far from set.
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But things don't seem to get off to apromisingstart.
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That is apromisingstart.
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This is apromisingstart.
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That was apromisingstart.
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I intend my remarks as suggestions for expanding the argument - and perhaps the research - beyond thepromisingstartmade here.
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Such a study would have had a considerable impact on the debate, and it had apromisingstart.
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It has made apromisingstart.
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Nevertheless, a mostpromisingstartseems to have been made.
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The new scheme has gone off to apromisingstart.
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After all, there is already apromisingstart.
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The recruiting campaign has made apromisingstart.
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I think that it has made apromisingstart.
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This has made apromisingstart, and it is hoped to extend its activities considerably.
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So, to put it at its lowest, it is not a verypromisingstart.
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They are prepared to start with anything that looks like apromisingstart.
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It would be a pity if, having made apromisingstart, it were to pack up.
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Both health and local authorities have made a sound andpromisingstart.
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It may be said that the movement has made apromisingstart.
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That is not apromisingstartto a point of order.
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Unfortunately, after apromisingstart, we have yet to make any progress.
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That is not a verypromisingstartfor a point of order.
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Is this what is meant by a "promisingstart" to the recruiting campaign?
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Neither of those scenarios makes for apromisingstartto the assembly.
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