81.   The book begins with a brief outline of the history of modern China.

82.   The book begins with a long, tortuous introduction.

83.   The book begins with a quotation from The Book of Common Prayer.

84.   The book begins with an outline of the events that led to the First World War.

85.   The book begins with some general historical concepts.

86.   The breaking of the fast, called iftar, usually begins with a snack of dates and milk or water.

87.   The change began with the anguished division of the old Solidarity opposition into warring factions last year.

88.   The concert began with three short pieces by the Brazilian composer Villa-Lobos.

89.   The crisis began with floods that covered one third of the countryside.

90.   The day began with health and social services managers meeting in their two separate groups.