Not a promising start in life, and look where he now stood.

Most of these schools opened only a year ago, but they are off to a promising start.

With this show, the series is off to a promising start.

But others seem to be off to a promising start.

This is a promising start, yet the book never gets off the ground.

The season will get off to a promising start with six programs this week.

He has since had a promising start for the club with his experience.

The series got off to a less than promising start.

The day had seemed to be getting off to a promising start.

His promising start, though, did not last once he returned from military service.