11.   After a promising start, Disney has turned into just another misplaced conglomerate.

12.   After a promising start under first-year coach Tom Holmoe, the Bears sustained a reality check against USC and Louisiana Tech.

13.   After a less than promising start that had symbolic figures of fate posed pretentiously in the gloom there was one stylistic surprise after another.

14.   After Waters returned home from visiting his father in Hawaii six years ago, the young man made a promising start at finding work and establishing himself.

15.   But a summer full of hard work by the head coach and his players offers only a promising start.

16.   But after a promising start, he stumbled badly in regard to policy and performance.

17.   But after a promising start, the drugs may not be the answer after all.

18.   Bubb said he hopes Braswell will remain at Northridge and continue the work that has gotten off to such a promising start.

19.   But a promising start in London turned to disaster when British fans, intrigued by the original World League, were soured by its shutdown.

20.   But from a promising start, the movie falls prey to an area of grave miscasting.