Example sentences of "starting [noun sg] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took as a starting point a figure of about 10 Terrawatts ( one Terrawatt equals one billion kilowatts ) for global energy consumption in 1980 . |
| 2 | I shall take as my starting point a television programme I imagine many of you will have seen recently . |
| 3 | Once a viewpoint has been selected , the subsequent CATWOE analysis is made easier by first considering the transformation that could be taking place in the selected system , using as a starting point a simple sketch of the conversion process , ie input-transformation-output ( Fig 15. 1 ) . |
| 4 | In 1949 , during a stay at Belle Ile , Kelly produced his first Abstract works , taking as his starting point a window frame or patches of moss on a wall . |
| 5 | From this starting point a series of criteria for whole numbers and a parallel set of criteria for decimal numbers have been developed . |
| 6 | He adds , " To help people in treating their problems may mean even to help them define their problem and select a strategy at stages where so far they are left alone by formalized services which require as a starting point a rather late stage of the process where the person in the need state consciously takes an action . " |
| 7 | For the first period he took as his starting point a figure of twenty thousand three hundred and seventy eight pounds to cover the parents involved . |
| 8 | If a confirmed booking is cancelled 3–6 weeks before the starting date a 50% forfeit fee will be charged . |
| 9 | If a candidate postpones or transfers to another date within 3 weeks of the starting date a 50% transfer fee will be charged . |