Justice William J. Brennan Jr. once recalled his own abrupt introduction to the kinship of the nine-judge court to the nine-man sport.

Maneuvering Political Interests It was an abrupt introduction to the city's ethnic range wars, and one of many lessons he would receive in his early days as Chancellor.

It is in high school, for example, that students have an abrupt introduction to mathematical proofs - which rely heavily on deductive reasoning.

The abrupt introduction of cash and free market forces may feed everything from a huge spending binge to large-scale unemployment.

Reaction to the characters was generally negative because of their abrupt introduction onto the show.

His pitches missing by inches, Heilman had an abrupt introduction to the major leagues in the Mets' 6-1 loss to the Florida Marlins.

A long quotation should not hang from a stubby or abrupt introduction, like He said, at the beginning of the paragraph.

Fergus, worn out by his abrupt introduction to farm life, simply sat down where he was and stared numbly at the floor between his legs.

Mr. de Benedetti got an abrupt introduction to Belgian political reality when a reporter asked him if he speaks Flemish.

In the meantime, many online customers are getting an abrupt introduction to the new federal law.