The treaty fell far below what environmentalists wanted, but was still seen as a promising start.
After a promising start, Mr Cabral's administration fell out with reformers in the police.
But his first full campaign in charge proved challenging after a promising start to the season.
For a company made up of a handful of dedicated scientists, that's a promising start.
The loss was especially painful because the match got off to a promising start for the Americans.
The newest fat pills, Hoffmann-La Roche's Xenical and Abbott Laboratories' Meridia, are struggling after a promising start.
The pricey 920 has received a strong reception in Germany and is off to a promising start in China.
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Livi made a promising start to the league season, with Landi being First Division named manager of the month in August.
After a promising start to the tournament in Germany, Spain were defeated 3-1 to eventual finalists France in the first knockout round.
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Okay, we're barely a day into it, but it's a promising start.
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After a promising start under Frenchman Houllier, the team has struggled for results since holding Manchester United to a 2-2 draw in mid-November.
Even after such a promising start, music wasn't Neil's first choice.
The Galaxy S II is already off to a promising start.
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Pools missed out on the play-offs following a promising start last season and Butterworth is confident the squad can improve on that showing this term.
However, according to management, Windows Phone 7 is off to a promising start and is now present on nine devices with 60 operators in 30 markets.
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Scotland made a promising start with Dickinson getting over the line to help tie the scores at 7-7 after Thomas Waldrom's opening try for the Maori.
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The turnout is a promising start for ABC, though Mr. Kimmel's debut showing in the earlier time slot could be expected to draw a big audience.
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Admittedly, working for nearly 20 years at a large Wall Street firm like Paine Webber would hardly seem to be a promising start to an entrepreneurial career.
Rodriguez, the director of Plaza Publica, said Saturday's meeting will be a promising start to the debate, even if it takes years to hash out the details.
The pitch, less green than on the first day, had lost some of its pace and Sam Northeast and Joe Denly made a promising start to Kent's reply.
The best Glasgow can hope for is a seventh place finish in the table and that will frustrate head coach Sean Lineen after a promising start to the campaign.
It was a promising start for England but, despite them staying in complete control, that was as good as it got for the visitors in front of goal in the first half.
Ravi Bopara batted well - and was particularly effective when he played straight and did not slog - but, after a promising start, Luke Wright's bludgeoning style looked too cumbersome.
After a promising start under Martinez's successor Sousa, in which he scored three goals in his first eight games, Dobbie suffered a broken rib and then struggled to regain his place.
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The supporters kept their end of the bargain, but despite the noisy backing of the Holte End - and a promising start from Villa - it was Sunderland who took the lead.
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