Sentence examples for outset by saying from inspiring English sources

He made a mistake at the outset by saying M&S could be rewired into "a truly international, multichannel retailer" within three years and had to abandon his overambitious sales targets after just 12 months.

Mr. Obama seemed to allude to the criticism of his rivals who suggest that he excels at rhetoric, but falls short on details, by saying at the outset of his remarks that he was going to "take it down a notch" by giving a speech that he said would be "a little more detailed, a little longer, with not as many applause lines".

In this case, the principal is condoning the initial violence by saying the fighting started as a joke; in reality, no fighting should be condoned at all in a school environment, and such bullying is wrong from the outset.

From the outset, Cavanaugh says, Tunney seemed troubled by the violence of his craft.

From the outset, police said they were puzzled by the shooting, which occurred about 10 p.m. along a promenade that had more than a few visitors milling about.

"I think people were too polite at the outset to say I was crazy," Mr. Gelb said by telephone.

The President's conduct of the war was defined by "serious mistakes" and "wrong choices" from the outset, Kerry said.

Though music podcasts continue to be hampered by the rights issues that have dogged them from the outset, Williams says small record labels are using audio downloads to create promotional mixes of their artists.

"Their interest has been high from the outset," Braunecker said.

"From the outset we said we wanted to win it.

The mother-stepdaughter relationship was "kind of rocky" at the outset, she said.