Sentence examples for outset saying from inspiring English sources

He delayed the hearing for more than an hour at the outset, saying he had to consult with the legal department.

He was concerned that he would be unable to announce the launch of the EU-US trade talks at the summit's outset, saying in a weekend interview with the Guardian that there was no point in imposing artificial deadlines.

One organiser, Graham Bash, said: "It would have been better if Bowyer had come out and made a statement from the outset saying: 'I renounce racism and I want to build links with the local community.' We would have bitten our tongues.

Fair play to him, everyone at the outset said he needed to be his own man.

If the police, courts and civil service are not working together, all efforts are "handicapped" from the outset, says Walsh.

"There is no great change of direction because we were ambitious at the outset," said a member of his office.

"We've been a business from the outset," said Lara McCullogh, business development and communications manager of The Big Issue.

"Hummingbird, Primrose Bakery or Sweet Couture have all lasted longer than you might have thought at the outset," says Milton.

"This was a terrible case from the outset," said another one of Mr. Cuban's lawyers, Christopher J. Clark of Latham & Watkins in New York.

The most important thing is to be clear about your intentions from the outset, said Brendan Aguayo, a real estate agent and developer with Aguayo Realty Group, in Brooklyn.

Almost every other sizeable way of cutting bills requires some sort of expense at the outset, says Baxter, such as buying new bulbs or paying for better insulation.