Example sentences of "at the very outset " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Shallis argues that this is hardly surprising , because its very terms of thought are such as to exclude it from the content of all discussion , at the very outset . |
| 2 | Sanjurjo perished at the very outset when the plane taking him back to Spain from his Portuguese exile crashed on take-off . |
| 3 | Duncan McKelvie , Director of the Centre , says ‘ The aim of creating this trail is to encourage novice scuba divers to become interested in marine ecology at the very outset of their interests in the sport ’ . |
| 4 | Harry looked round desperately for the O'Hanlons to assist him , but the O'Hanlons had fainted at the very outset and had been dragged clear by Ram , who was now trying to fan them back to consciousness with a copy of the Illustrated London News . |
| 5 | Although Nizan was in Moscow at the very outset of the Stalinist purges , his gaze was focused less on the national than on the international scene . |
| 6 | At the very outset , the party leadership took the view that manifestos and policy promises were part of the " old " politics that was responsible for Britain 's troubles . |
| 7 | Many of those anomalies were identified by my colleagues at the very outset of the poll tax escapade . |
| 8 | Nithard gives more information than any other contemporary about how kings , and especially Charles at the very outset of his reign , measured up to these requirements . |
| 9 | At the very outset of his charge to the jury , the trial judge told them that the questions for them were : ‘ Firstly , have the Crown proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the first accused assaulted and murdered the deceased … ? ’ |