Sentence examples for got a kick start from inspiring English sources

It got a kick start when the phylloxera pest hit cognac and the Victorians had to find a substitute for brandy.

And the whole field of radio astronomy got a kick start when, in 1937, amateur Grote Reber built a 9 metre dish in his back garden and plotted the first radio map of the sky.

Quite simply, I got a kick start when my Appalachian hometown was demolished by a flood control project.

Their inconsistent offense, led by the capable but unspectacular Jarrett Lee, will get a kick start with the return of Russell Shepard, a star receiver who was suspended the first three games by the N.C.A.A. Coach Les Miles said that Shepard's return should open up the offense.

Over the past few years a set of platforms have emerged online that give startup's a foundation to get a kick start to building their audience and/or their business.

But, as the authors note, Chinese inroads into Africa really got a kick-start in 1995, when President Jiang Zemin made a speech urging Chinese business leaders to "Go abroad!

Peter & Gordon famously got a kick-start to their recording career in 1964.

The global strategy gets a kick-start on Tuesday with the first issue of The International New York Times, rebranded from The International Herald Tribune.

"It could really determine whether the community gets a kick-start on its way back," Mr. Lindsey said.

Few people have taken part in the program so far, and Mr. Bernanke said it could get a kick-start by lowering mortgage rates from their current 8percentt, or reducing a 3percentt insurance premium lenders must pay.

BAGHDAD, Aug. 12 — Iraqi and American officials think Iraq's ailing economy could get a kick-start from American consumers interested in giving Iraqi-made clothes as Christmas presents.