1 But at the outset she perceived a subtle resistance to her efforts.
2 But at the very outset of Gerty's campaign this vision of the green-and-white shop had been dispelled.
3 Finally: It was stated at the outset, that this system would not be here, and at once, perfected.
4 'It's not of him I want to hear; I've heard enough of him,' said the stranger, stopping Mr. Bumble in the outset of a tirade on the subject of poor Oliver's vices.
5 Should it prove to be an interesting case, you would, I am sure, wish to follow it from the outset.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND 6 It hinged from the outset upon the pince-nez.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ 7 But at the outset it seemed necessary to be on guard against the other two.
8 Albert remarked this, expressing his fears lest, at the outset, the Parisian mode of life should displease the traveller in the most essential point.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 40. The Breakfast. 9 And what he might have done he knew not how to do, and so was ruined at the very outset.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XL. 10 For the greatness of the undertaking quickly daunts them, and so obstructs their advance they break down at the very outset.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER LV. 11 Then the cake and ice cost more than Amy expected, so did the wagon, and various other expenses, which seemed trifling at the outset, counted up rather alarmingly afterward.