make a beginning

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Botha, 65, has tried to make a beginning by limiting discriminatory practices like segregation at public facilities, lifting bans against mixed sports and recognizing some black trade unions.

From Time Magazine Archive

But at Le Circuit, you make a beginning.

From Time Magazine Archive

Few expect the spiritual influence of Pendle Hill to be immediate or sensational; they are content to make a beginning.

From Time Magazine Archive

This would make a beginning and create a precedent.

From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert

He led the way to the living room as if somehow he found it more appropriate to the gravity of what he had to impart, and yet failed to make a beginning with his news.

From A Woman of Genius by Austin, Mary Hunter