Sentence examples for pleasing to start from inspiring English sources

"It was pleasing to start the international summer with a win over New Zealand in the first Test," Miller added.

I was summoned to the vice minister of the environment in China, and asked please to start the program there.

The Turks may be pleased to start again rid of Hiddink, but it may also be that Hiddink is just as relieved to pick up his career elsewhere.

Mr Medvedev may not be best pleased to start his presidency with a war in Georgia: it suggests that he may have to submit to the wishes of the hard-line military and security services.

Warrington coach Tony Smith: "It was pleasing to get a start like we did against a very good team and our defence was terrific as well.

"It's disgusting; he was so pleased to be starting work so soon after getting out of jail, he even bought his own uniform," she said.

Götze will be particularly pleased to have started – and scored – but he was still criticised on the night by the former Bayern Munich midfielder Mehmet Scholl, who said the 23-year-old must train "much, much more.

The organizers — Partners in Health and the Haitian group Gheskio — were also pleased to be starting well before the rains; the vaccine, considered nearly 70 percent effective, is administered in two doses two weeks apart and takes another week to take effect.

Lewis Hamilton said he was pleased to be starting second at Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix after being beaten to pole by Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.

Chris Froome said he is pleased to be starting the defence of his Tour de France title in Britain, on the day the 2014 route was revealed.

In the first of a new series of columns for BBC Sport, Lewis Hamilton discusses being a role model, wearing baggy trousers and why joining Mercedes gave him goosebumps... I'm really pleased to be starting this column.