At the outset of his career, Steinberg had dedicated himself to the advancement of contemporary music by vowing to do a Schonberg work every year.

At the outset, the Government's spokesman explained that counsel for the Government and for Du Pont had already held preliminary discussions with a view to arriving at a relief plan that both sides could recommend to the court.

At the very outset, he had to meet the formidable attack of the Normans ( led by Robert Guiscard and his son Bohemund ), who took Dyrrhachium and Corfu, and laid siege to Larissa in Thessaly ( see Battle of Dyrrhachium ).

At the series outset, the producers felt that his character would be too over-the-top for viewers and planned to drop him after his debut, but early test screenings showed that he was popular with the audience.

At the outset of the Second World War, Thomas was worried about conscription and referred to his ailment as " an unreliable lung ".

At the outset he was successful, taking Edinburgh and then defeating the only government army in Scotland at the Battle of Prestonpans.

At the outset of cognitive-behavioural therapy during the 1950s, hypnosis was used by early behaviour therapists such as Joseph Wolpe and also by early cognitive therapists such as Albert Ellis.

At the outset he was of the opinion that the question turned on a quibble of words.

At the outset of Jeanne d ' Arc's appearance, the English had nearly achieved their goal of a dual monarchy under English control and the French army had not achieved any major victories for a generation.

At the outset of World War I in 1914, the Bolsheviks opposed the war unlike most other socialist parties across Europe that supported their national governments.

At the outset, it appeared that the new Pope was willing to negotiate with Henry V, who received the papal embassy at Strasbourg, and withdrew his support from the antipope he had proclaimed at Rome.

At the outset, he had to reckon with the presence of the powerful antipope Clement III in Rome, but a series of well-attended synods held in Rome, Amalfi, Benevento, and Troia supported him in renewed declarations against simony, Investiture Controversy, clerical marriages, and continued opposition to Emperor Henry IV.

At the outset he proposed a centralised approach to supplying the fleet.

At the outset of the trial, Raulston quoted Genesis and the Butler Act.

At the outset, Garfield's relationship with the newly inaugurated President was cool on both sides ; Grant refused a requested post office appointment which Garfield recommended ; Garfield, out of loyalty to his army commander, still harbored some resentment for Grant's dismissal of Rosecrans.

At the outset of the U. S. entry into World War I, then-Major General John J. Pershing promoted Patton to the rank of captain.

At the outset of the war, the French government ordered a blockade of the North German coasts, which the relatively small North German navy ( Norddeutsche Bundesmarine ) could do little to oppose.

At the outset of his reign, Commodus, age 18, inherited many of his father's senior advisers, notably Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus ( the second husband of Commodus's sister Lucilla ), his father-in-law Gaius Bruttius Praesens, Titus Fundanius Vitrasius Pollio, and Aufidius Victorinus, who was Prefect of the City of Rome.

At the outset his legitimacy was disputed by his brother Afonso, and a brief civil war ensued.

At the outset of World War II, the few G. 1s and D. XXIs of the Dutch Air Force were able to score a respectable number of victories against the Luftwaffe but many were destroyed on the ground before they could be used.

At the outset of the Football War, El Salvador enlisted the assistance of several American pilots with P-51 and F4U experience.

At the outset of World War I, Modigliani tried to enlist in the army but was refused because of his poor health.

At the outset, the troubadours were universally noblemen, sometimes of high rank and sometimes of low.

At the outset India's relations with Bangladesh could not have been stronger because of India's unalloyed support for independence and opposition against Pakistan in 1971.

At this, the students let out a yell, knowing full well the actual frontier was beyond the town of Kehl.

At a nod of his head they let go, turning to cup their ears against the icy slipstream.

At first of a mind to let Anthony sail and then attack him, he was prevailed upon by Agrippa to give battle.

At the end of the novel, Rhett confesses to Scarlett, " I loved you but I couldn't let you know it.

At this velocity, even a rifle-bullet sized projectile will penetrate the front armor of a main battle tank, let alone a thinly protected missile guidance system.

At the age of thirteen he impressed his father with his penciling skills so that he let him go to London to study art in 1740.

At a lull in Gladstone's speech, Palmerston would smile, rap the table with his knuckles, and interject pointedly, " Now, my Lords and gentlemen, let us go to business ".

At position r within the sample, let there be a density of scatterers f ( r ); these scatterers should produce a scattered spherical wave of amplitude proportional to the local amplitude of the incoming wave times the number of scatterers in a small volume dV about r

At this time the Stone Roses decided to capitalise on their success by signing to a major label ; then, their current record label Silvertone would not let them out of their contract, which led to a long legal battle that culminated with the band signing with Geffen Records in 1991, and then releasing their second album Second Coming in 1994.

At the same time, the warp yarns must be let off or released from the warp beams.

At dinner on 30 November 1809, he let Joséphine know that — in the interest of France — he must find a wife who could produce an heir.

At the close of the episode, a disclaimer appeared on screen which stated-" What our fans have joined together, let no writer rip asunder ".

At several points, the pic comes to a dead stop to let Ford go gunning for some arty effect ".

At the close of the game, the ghost children warn her even if Coraline wins, the Other Mother will not let them go.

At Brian's insistence, Capitol agreed to let The Beach Boys pay for their own outside recording sessions, to which Capitol would own all the rights, and in return the band would receive a higher royalty rate on their record sales.

At the end of the day's battle, Hector made one more boast, " Let the women each of them light a great fire in her house, and let watch be safely kept lest the town be entered by surprise while the host is outside ...

At the end of the war, according to Sayre, Franklin asked Weill to let her know of job openings for " a physical chemist who knows very little physical chemistry, but quite a lot about the holes in coal ".

At the conclusion of his set, which included " I Wish We'd All Been Ready ", the " laconic lament " of the Jesus Movement, Norman encouraged those attending: " Don't let this week of love pass away – let it be for a lifetime ".

At first Hitler took great pride in his protégé's successes and let the Skull have anything he wanted.

At first, Daffy doesn't let him take Christmas off, since he expects the employees to work on Christmas Day.

At an impromptu show in a bar, he asked the band to perform " Clocked In ," and the band offered to let him sing the song.

At first Roosevelt ignored him, but the man wouldn't let up.

At this hill, the Sabines, creeping to the Citadel, were let in by the Roman maiden Tarpeia.