Sentence examples for unpromising beginning from inspiring English sources

From this unpromising beginning**,**** **Second Hand Rose's popularity grew, and the band members in time came to be known as veterans of alternative rock.

From this unpromising beginning the relationship between Tara and Eddie grows into something more unpromising still: they move in together in a room in the squat and beg for money on the street to support their exponentially expanding drug habit.

And so, after its unpromising beginning, this ends as a rather beautiful book about Africans.

Perhaps the most brilliant of all bookworms, Matilda has the most unpromising beginning, her surname is Wormwood.

It was a terrific finish after a soggy and unpromising beginning, not a bad metaphor for these flawed but ultimately inspiring Olympics.

From such an unpromising beginning, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) was born, comprising the three governorates of Dohuk, Erbil (the regional capital) and Suleimaniyah.

On that unpromising note began the career of one of today's hottest fund managers.

It was the stroke of a player rediscovering some of the best of his confidence – and invention – and another reason for Lancaster to believe that a project he accepted in such unpromising circumstances is indeed beginning to take encouraging shape.

But from this unpromising position, WST began to realise that if it did not seize the day, there would soon be no club to support.

It traces a chronological history, beginning with their unpromising genesis in the folk parks of 1960s Sweden – where Ulvaeus's winsome Hootennany Singers plied their trade, and Andersson's noticeably more raunchy beat combo The Hep Stars promoted their album We and Our Cadillac.

It was an unpromising start.