The phrase "a solid start for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something has begun well or positively, often in the context of a project, initiative, or process.
Example: "The team's presentation was a solid start for our new marketing campaign, setting a positive tone for future efforts."
Alternatives: "a strong beginning for" or "a good foundation for".
Lovely shot from Jayawardene, a solid start for his side.
It was only five innings, but it was a solid start for the new third baseman.
A solid start for his playing partner Sergio Garcia, too, who pars.
Such was the razor-thin margin between a solid start for Hughes and a potentially disastrous one.
Google Assistant isn't a massive step forward in the AI wars, but it's a solid start for Google in the next phase of conversational assistants.
A gentle prod down the ground gets England and Taylor off the mark, but Charlotte Edwards can't get the ball away and it's a solid start for Australia.
The combination of initial research, designing the intervention tool, testing the tool with the help of the practitioners in the field who then provide the necessary feedback based on practical experience in order to improve the teaching approach, allows for a solid start of the second cycle of implementing and testing.
A solid start indeed for a man whom Maria Sharapova said yesterday was not as strong a server as women's champion Serena Williams.
Though that would be less than the $49 million the first "Neighbors" hauled in its opening weekend, it would represent a solid start nonetheless for a film that cost $35 million to make. .
We don't know if parents stipulate how kids spend money when they receive financial support, but it would be a good idea for parents to suggest that they nibble away at credit card and student debt, put money away for an emergency and get a solid start on saving for retirement.
Rob Dobson, senior economist at Markit, said: "March's PMI data round off a solid start to 2010 for the UK manufacturing sector.
