It was not a good start for this year, after 2010 was the worst year for new home sales in almost half a century.
"It is not a good start from us at all, " acknowledged captain John Smit, whose side now have a four-week break before taking on New Zealand in Johannesburg on 21 August.
The ISM chimed in with a manufacturing survey that suggested that the third quarter is not off to a good start and that the short-term future may not be any better.
Aston Villa has been on the slide for the last few years, and they have not gotten off to a good start this year.
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Unfortunately, NMCI did not get off to a good start.
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We understand that's not all of what has to happen, but it's certainly a good start, after years of not dealing with the issue.
If not, going forward the president should instruct his subordinates to control their tongues and work to undermine leaders hostile to this country Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would be a good start not an imperfect ally.
He also said that the recently announced break-up of the UK Border Agency, which will once again be placed under direct ministerial control at the Home Office, was a good start but must not be simply "a re-branding exercise or a short-term fix to try to contain the campaigning zeal of UKIP", he said.
And if you become something like a real estate inspector or building inspector, or even if you have a job as a - commercial fisherman is a job that is not closed to black people, and you could start making good money as a commercial fisherman.
The Work and Pensions Select Committee said the contract was "a good start" but alone would not be enough to tackle the high level of youth unemployment.
Though these five points may not be an all-inclusive list, they are a good start.
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Your company may offer model portfolios or target date funds that can be a good way to start if you are not comfortable choosing specific funds.
This development is not good news for America as it might start a process whereby those international investors that readily snap up US debt at the Treasury auctions could start asking for a shade more yield.
The revamped search advertising business is off to a good start, but it's still not getting much recognition.
The velocity that the parts would go to would make them missiles that would start targeting a chain reaction this would not be good.
In a statement, he said the school's problems had not appeared overnight and could not be resolved overnight, but that it had "made a good start".
"(The back) has not been perfect for a long period, I want it to start feeling good again, " the Scot said.
"Of course, I'll retire when I start to realize I'm not doing as good a job as I should, " he said, adding he still thinks he is fully engaged.
That's a good start, says APWG's Mather--but not sufficient.
Early music sets by solid live acts are a good way to start your evening, but bring cash as credit cards are not accepted.
Auctions are obviously a good place to learn about the market, he says, but not necessarily the best place to start out.
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They need to start ejecting not only the bad and mediocre ones, but also inevitably a lot of good and even some cherished ideas.
Helguson missed with a good chance to extend the lead but Smith was not so wasteful, striking home from 18 yards to start the promotion party for Rangers and their supporters.
Some of these companies are not looking to IPO yet, which is a good thing as there were 152 IPOs in the pipeline at the start of 2013, according to Thomson Reuters.
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Offering stress management workshops within company walls is a good start, but it can be viewed as a band-aid approach if there is not buy-in from management which has expressed the intention to truly address the workplace stressors within the workplace culture.
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