Once upon a time, there was a capitalist system where firms competed against each other, and the consumer was the center of the economic universe, the beginning and the ending of every economic activity.

FORBES: The Return of the Customer

"There's been some speculation that the period really gives the feeling of something ending rather than beginning, " said Catherine Pages, an art director in Washington, D.

WSJ: Punctuation Nerds Stopped

Armed with these understandings, it is apparent that Israeli contingency plans for war must have limited goals and should be guided by the overarching aim of beginning and ending the war quickly.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Time to plan for war

Mr. Coppola contributed the film's beginning and ending and much of the memorable dialogue.

WSJ: Book Review: Making 'Patton'

What followed was a near two-month blockade of La Platosa by the Ejido union, beginning July 8 and ending Sept. 10.

FORBES: Excellon Resources, ProDESC's La Platosa Mine Situation Turning Ugly

An answer ending with this gust of hot air only highlighted the depressing facts on the ground for those beginning their careers.

FORBES: A Debate That Could Not Live Up To Expectations

Paralympic GB athletes will be honoured alongside Team GB's 541 Olympic athletes with a parade through the streets of London on 10 September, beginning from Mansion House and ending at Buckingham Palace.

BBC: London 2012: Paralympic ticket sellout goal

Beginning on Christmas Day, 1999, and ending on the last day of 2000, he travelled with the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists to more than fifty churches in Europe and America, including hallowed places where Bach worked.

NEWYORKER: The Book of Bach