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to start with
Also, to begin with. In the first place, initially, as in We'll notify him by e-mail to start with, or To begin with, they haven't paid their taxes in years. The first term dates from the second half of the 1800s, the variant from the mid-1500s. Also see for openers.
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It is hard to know where to start with this hodgepodge of grievances, because none of them are plausible under a fair reading of the law as it stands today.
Liza Goitein: It’s important to start with a baseline, which is that federal armed forces, including the federalized National Guard, under ordinary circumstances, cannot be used to quell civil unrest under the Posse Comitatus Act.
How would Jones perform if a side was to start with spin against her, for example?
“However, if you look at the practice guidelines, they recommend that for mild to moderate depression, it is better to start with psychotherapy and lifestyle change and reserve antidepressants for cases of mild to moderate depression that are not getting better or those of more severe intensity,” Aftab told Salon in a phone interview.
Anyone interested in what Congress will produce in the coming months would do well to start with the Byrd rule.
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