The phrase "a welcome beginning" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a positive or encouraging start to an event, project, or situation.
Example: "The conference started with a welcome beginning, setting a positive tone for the discussions ahead."
Alternatives: "a positive start" or "an encouraging opening".
After trailing three times against Canada in the last game, Lloyd's first goal was a welcome beginning but the United States players knew it was hardly definitive.
Although convincing the Taliban to become more tolerant and respectful of their own people, including women and girls, would not answer all the concerns of the international community about this movement, it would be a welcome beginning.
So it was a welcome beginning to the week when I heard from an influential and highly regarded international committee of experts that agroecological farming can do everything Big Ag claims it can't -- and can do it sustainably.
The extension of the transitional period by the ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) has added to the sense of impatience and agitation permeating through Egyptian society, and the upcoming vote will serve as a welcome beginning of the end of this difficult time.
A warm welcome begins with thoughtful touches to make weekend guests feel at home.
He has to work without the collaboration of the house, whereas the star performer hears the noise of his welcome beginning before ever the curtain rises on his turn.
But what Brill regards as the groundswell of a welcome revolution begins to sound worryingly like an echo chamber, with everyone talking to the same few people and reading the same e-mail blasts.
The welcome began a two-day state visit by the president, rich in pageantry but shadowed by concerns over the Libyan stalemate, the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and deepening tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.
The welcome begins the moment you enter, with an ingenious touch that was born out of necessity.
After the greetings, the formal welcome began and the British and Papua New Guinea national anthems were played by a military band as 2,000 well-wishers on a nearby hill watched proceedings.
The welcome began to fade four years ago, when the city government increased fines and penalties for driving without a license.
