start off

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Speaking from his West London home in early March, Nick Lowe proffers that he’s “selecting what I’m going to wear on the tour,” cheekily adding, “I sort of forget how to tour. I turn into the bloke who just knows how to empty the washing machine and drive to the shops. Not the beloved entertainer. I find,” he furthers, “if you start off by dressing up as the ‘beloved entertainer,’ it helps to bring it on.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We’ve got to win two games,” said Cronin, whose Bruins will start off going against Central Florida, whose coach, Johnny Dawkins, knows all too well from the years they squared off when he was at Cincinnati in the American Athletic Conference.

From Los Angeles Times

It will start off by releasing 15 days’ worth of privately held reserves and one month’s worth of national reserves, according to the Japan Times.

From MarketWatch

Women and men start off relatively equal when they enter the workforce, but within a few years, their earning paths diverge.

From MarketWatch

When it is clear the dogs will not rest, I hook up their tugs and we start off again.

From Literature