It's pretty much the same thing. In writing, you have a blank page for you to start with.

VOA: special.2011.08.08

But as she watches her students run through the woods,she smiles, and says it's a good start.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

"It's a start." "I'm just really excited. I had to be down here today."

VOA: standard.2010.03.22

The minimum wage is relatively high compared to the wage in France so it's a barrier when you don't have any qualifications and when you start your career."

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Australia's defenses against the outbreak of the H1N1 virus will be boosted when mass flu vaccinations start next month after officials fast-tracked a scheme capable of covering it's entire population of 21 million people.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

"What we've proven to be useful and what does work is having a person in a stressed state, and then reducing that stress because it's that contrast is what motivates a person to cooperate, what motivates a person to start talking.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

But the evening really kicks into high gear after the scientist's presentation ends, when the audience gets to start the conversation: "Is it still a question as to whether there is a lot more plant diversity in the Andes versus the Amazon?"

VOA: standard.2010.05.04