Example sentences of "for the start [prep] " in BNC.

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1 A second would make it irregular for the start to be higher or lower than the finish by a factor of more than one metre for every kilometre of the distance .
2 But whatever happens , you must get into a good position for the start of the base leg .
3 Thus although the political initiative for the start of NEP came from the top , the economic life-blood at first began to flow from the bottom upwards .
4 I predict with some confidence that Chew and Blagdon will be at top levels for the start of the 1991 angling year .
5 rushing to the seaside — Hugh Williams at the railway station for the start of Bank Holiday ( 1938 )
6 The Vietnamese authorities are as keen as Britain and Hong Kong for the start of the deportation programme .
7 This hamlet in northern Michigan is the Hollywood stereotype of a sleepy little town , but on this particular morning tension crackles in the air : everyone is waiting for the start of the day 's big event .
8 After the series in Australia , Mike Brearley announced that he would not be able to tour in 1980–1 as he wanted to continue his studies in psychoanalysis , and the England selectors decided to appoint a new captain for the start of the 1980 rubber .
9 If you invest a little money and buy , for example , an exercise tape or jogging shoes or a leotard or a piece of exercise equipment , you will have added incentive for the start of your fitness schedule .
10 If the party now announced it was going to introduce real democracy by giving England her rightful representation this would cause a sensation , sweep aside the pat-ball politics and allow for the start of serious thinking about the future of the UK .
11 With support from the local council and a recent £500,000 grant from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts , Hounslow are hoping to move in and have an artificial pitch laid in time for the start of next season .
12 Both jazz enthusiasts , they were in the city for the start of the world-famous New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festival .
13 In the evening , the bar provides a lively meeting place for the start of most of tour Club activities .
14 Francoise Jacquier , waiting in the Caribbean port of Limon for the start of the race , seemed more worried about the effects it would have on her .
15 The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh then travelled overnight to Glasgow for the start of the Silver Jubilee tours of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .
16 The computers will be in the schools for the start of the 1983–84 school year .
17 It may be conceded however , that there is , or was , a power or some other kind of influence beyond man 's comprehension , which was responsible for the start of life , but that influence must be identified with the timeless universe itself .
18 If the planning permission does not specify a time , the Act provides for the period to be five years , or two years after the approval of all reserve matters for the start of development and three years for the application for approval of all reserve matters .
19 Northamptonshire 's pavilion redevelopment and refurbishment was completed in readiness for the start of the 1991 season .
20 1980 was notable for the start of a unique and rewarding relationship between the Theatre Collection and Dr Eric Jones-Evans who , in that year , generously decided to give to the Collection his own magnificent collection of theatrical memorabilia .
21 And then , anyone who owed less than £200 had to wait for the start of the next law term in another four months if he wished to apply for the discharge which would come upon his delivering his whole property to the single creditor who had stayed with the process as long as that .
22 He arrives on the scene about two minutes after the bell has rung for the start of break , clutching his large black Bible under his arm .
23 As soon as the bell goes for the start of school we go to our tutor group rooms to drop off our bags and coats and then make straight for the hall .
24 The very first week we ever tried it ( just after the sports hall had been built ) , the instruction was to go straight to the sports hall when the bell rang for the start of school .
25 Unfortunately , just as they began to beat their hasty retreat , the bell for the start of school rang .
26 At lunch-time it was noticed that the ‘ patient ’ had disappeared , and he did not return for the start of the afternoon session .
27 The cumulative timings for the start of each shot are then taken by stopwatch and entered on the list , from which the individual shot lengths can be worked out .
28 He remained there for the start of the 1985–86 campaign , but returned to Arsenal to make 27 first-team appearances .
29 The medical name for the start of this most fertile period is ovulation and occurs when a mature egg is released from the ovaries , ready to be fertilised .
30 Shearer goes to Crystal Palace on Saturday for the start of his ordeal .
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