Example sentences of "be [adv] [vb pp] at the outset " in BNC.
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| 1 | The organisers ' aims are boldly stated at the outset . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , in order to achieve a successful European presence it is vital to ensure that appropriate modes of alliance are correctly identified at the outset . |
| 3 | Most will be explained in the chapters dealing with each particular aspect of weaving and design , but certain essentials need to be fully understood at the outset . |
| 4 | The aims of any programme of research should be fully specified at the outset . |
| 5 | Modern attempts to classify political regimes have begun for the most part from some general theory of society , and as I have indicated they were strongly influenced at the outset ( and again in recent decades ) by conceptions of social evolution or development . |
| 6 | Only five of the Queen 's 39 predecessors — Henry III , Edward III , Elizabeth I , George III and Victoria — have achieved longer reigns , and this fact is usefully illustrated at the outset with a family tree , which shows that Queen Elizabeth II can trace her ancestry back over 1,000 years to Egbert , King of Wessex , in the 9th century . |