The phrase "a starting list" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an initial compilation of items, ideas, or tasks that serve as a foundation for further development or exploration.
Example: "Here is a starting list of potential topics for our research project that we can expand upon later."
Alternatives: "an initial list" or "a preliminary list".
Beginning on Wednesday of this week, Gilt will sell 3 brand new 2011 Jettas to members at $5,995, which is down from a starting list price of $15,995.
The functional inference of a query sequence is performed on a starting list of scored and ranked GO terms (see Fig. 1).
While additional studies are needed to identify the functional targets of these miRNAs, we provide a starting list of likely candidates by integrating target predictions and cDNA screening data.
When provided with a starting list of websites, IssueCrawler will search these websites and identify all out-links (i.e., all other sites that the sites on the original list link to).
While the approach described in this study provides a starting list of differentially expressed genes to dissect the early stages of GPC-regulated senescence, we are currently unable to distinguish between those genes directly regulated by GPC and those which are regulated indirectly through intermediate genes.
Gene seeker [ 14] is a useful tool to generate a starting list of candidate genes involved in human genetic disorders by gathering positional and expression/phenotypic data from 9 databases automatically.
This included both electronic methods, such as specific keyword searching, and manual methods, where a start list of potential codes was generated from reading and re-reading the data.
The same algorithm is used as in the 'A to B' search, except that all paths between all members of a start list and a target list are computed.
Data were coded into themes by one researcher (AW), using a start list of codes that were developed from the research objectives and what was identified as important in the previous research.
Forecaster runs require a starting stem list consisting of heights and breast height diameters.
Then he pulled a Will McAvoy and started listing stats on the U.S. and the world's prisoners.
