starting place
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstartandplace
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start
noun
uk/stɑːt/us/stɑːrt/
the beginning ...
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place
noun
uk/pleɪs/us/pleɪs/
an area, town, ...
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(Definition ofstartandplacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofstarting place
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For students starting out on the road into sequence analysis this is as good astartingplaceas you could wish for.
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These converging ideas made it clear that the psychophysical uncertainty paradigm was a strongstartingplacefor the comparative study of uncertainty monitoring.
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Identification of problematic use is an importantstartingplacefor sensitive intervention.
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Knowing aspects of the family's sociocultural background could be astartingplacefor exploring their feelings and opinions in these regards.
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This is, of course, expected when the paradigm takes as itsstartingplaceuse of language in contact with society.
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However, it is likely that these results would provide a "startingplace" for understanding the potential uses and influence of systematic reviews in public health policy and practice.
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We then turn to recent reviews of the neurobiology of mental disorders, schizophrenia in particular, as astartingplacefor conceptual models that represent a more fully realized coactional perspective.
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It is no surprise, then, that campus/community radio stations are a likelystartingplacefor women interested in sound and seeking equipment, experience and community.
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An obviousstartingplacein the search for ways in which sound may function as sign is to consider connections between musical works themselves in these terms.
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So, yes, our schools must certainly be one importantstartingplacein addressing our moral health.
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Small businesses are thestartingplacefor new products and technologies.
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The usualstartingplaceshould be on the parish council basis.
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Transference implies astartingplacein the distressed areas, but it also implies a destination and a place where work is needed.
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I think that that is a goodstartingplace.
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That, it seems to me, is the rightstartingplacefor discussing the principle.
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But this is only thestartingplace.
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I have no difficulty in agreeing that we are not necessarily in the beststartingplace, but where we finish is more important than where we start.
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They are an essentialstartingplace.
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Michalik never regained astartingplaceand found himself on the bench for the remainder of the season.
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Included among the losses were five offensive starters, nine defensive starters and thestartingplacekicker.
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