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The phrase "a difficult start to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a challenging beginning to a situation, event, or process.
Example: "The project faced a difficult start to the implementation phase due to unforeseen technical issues."
Alternatives: "a challenging beginning to" or "a tough initiation of".
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Of course, such a difficult start to the campaign might have been expected.
Lambert's goal was his second in two games after a difficult start to his Liverpool career.
But Hamilton is still expecting a difficult start to his new career.
Kekuta Manneh has endured a difficult start to the season, for instance, with the Gambian still lacking game intelligence.
Chief executive Mike Davies said "On the whole, we have made steady progress following a difficult start to the year.
Stewart, last year's top Nascar rookie, won his second straight race after a difficult start to the season.
Unless injuries change Capello's plans over the weekend there will be no call-up for Joe Cole who has had a difficult start to the season at Liverpool.
The surprising White House announcement, which came after a telephone call between the men, serves to underscore what appears to be a difficult start to their relationship.
His club have had a difficult start to the season and are second-bottom of the table having lost all three of their opening matches.
The gloomier tone to the quarterly industrial trends survey followed a period when manufacturing appeared to be doing better after a difficult start to 2016.
The club had a difficult start to the year but appeared to have bounced back from that only to lose at Stoke on Saturday.
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