人们认为，一句话用but开头不是好的文风。

It's not considered good style to start a sentence with 'but'.

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该行不是SQL语句的开头。

The line is not the beginning of the SQL statement.

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书中有一章节是这样开头的：“苹果公司最开始只是一项生意，不是一个公司。”

Apple Computer started life as a business, not a company.

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这绝不是一张完整的清单，而只是一个开头。

This is by no means an exhaustive list. But it's a start.

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不是很大，但是现在已经做了很好的开头。

Not very big, but we have had a little success already.

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不是很大，但是现在已经做了很好的开头。

Not very big, but we have had a little success already.

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