The teen-friendly net, an amalgam of the now-defunct WB and UPN, got off to a rocky start.

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His papacy got off to a rocky start with al-Azhar, which accused Benedict of repeatedly addressing Islam negatively.

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Ms. Reece says that her marriage got off to a rocky start because the dynamic was wrong between her and her husband.

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It got off to a rocky start in 1998 when it launched its first high-volume sport utility, the M-Class, in a new plant in Alabama.

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Stocks got off to a rocky start, with the three major measures each down by more than 1% in early trading, though they clawed back throughout the day.

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But the launch got off to a rocky start.

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The year got off to a rocky start for NFL superstar Peyton Manning, as he left his adopted home of Indianapolis after leading the Colts to nine consecutive playoff appearances and a Super Bowl title.

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This season got off to a rocky start: legendary coach Larry Brown stepped down and the team seemed to be heading into rebuilding mode when it got rid of Gerald Wallace and a few other players.

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Franchising got off to a rocky start.

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Attempting to build on their reputation, Neo-Geo branched out into the handheld space in 1998 with the Neo-Geo Pocket, but got off to a rocky start, releasing a black-and-white unit first before correcting things just a year later with the Neo-Geo Pocket Color (or NGPC).

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