Though she agreed at the outset not to attack rival Donald Trump, the argument was an implicit criticism of the GOP nominee's lack of experience in government, and some of the incendiary statements he has made about foreign policy.
More positively, Carson was wise to establish at the outset his unwillingness to attack his opponents.
One thing needs to be said from the outset: Islamic State was bound to attack France, whether the French army carried out air strikes in Syria, or not.
Hodgson ordered his team to attack from the outset.
The fine, dry weather should encourage Martin Corry's men to attack from the outset and they can beat a 23-point line at 10-11 with Stan James.
However, such a negative conclusion would be reached only by someone who embraced from the outset the "spirit of seriousness" Sartre sets out to attack.
But Swann's instincts are always to attack, to seek wickets from the outset rather than to be cagey and conservative.
The better alternative would be to call for security at the outset; to harden applications at their creation so that they are less susceptible to attack in the wild once deployed.
And from the outset the leader of a smaller opposition party, Antonio Di Pietro, showed a better grasp of how to attack Mr Berlusconi.
