The phrase "a first starting" is not correct in standard written English.
It is unclear and redundant, as "first" and "starting" convey similar meanings.
Example: "This is a first starting point for our discussion on the project."
Alternatives: "an initial starting" or "a primary beginning".
Only the analyses by Waldkirch et al. (2013) provide a first starting point.
Let's do it April 20 will be a first starting point….
Therefore, classifying animals as infected and not-infected or diseased and not-diseased is probably a first starting point.
To combine a good representation of the relatively rare better-than-random models and an unconstrained search of the parameter space, an adaptive element was combined with random permutations in model generation: A moderately good model found by trial-and-error fitting was used as a first starting point.
The issues mentioned above may have influenced the validity of the data, but the findings of the current research serve as a first starting point to examine consumers' attitudes and concerns about nudging and to stimulate future research using more rigorous scientific methods in examining a topic that requires much research attention.
Aberdeen handed Shankland a first starting appearance and the teenage striker quickly set about justifying the decision.
He was handed a first start three days after 40,000 fans attended his presentation here.
Newcastle offer a first start for, ooh, ages to Scottish defender Steve Caldwell.
As for Joseph, this is one heck of a place to make a first start in Test rugby.
6 Peter Crouch Given a first start since May thanks to Darren Bent's injury, wasted one headed chance and was substituted.
He played last season in an end-of-season game, but this is a first start for him.
