1.   Imagine our horror, then, when the equity department began a trainee outreach program.

2.   Along with the new regulations, the department also began an ambitious campaign to educate children about healthful eating.

3.   And at the Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops in Milwaukee, the marketing department has begun looking at how much to charge for different sections of the store.

4.   And, looking for more ways to protect the lives of firefighters, the department has just begun to question aloud its longtime mission to fight every fire.

5.   Before the department began issuing notices, several real estate agents and company owners said they believed most agents were not liable for the tax.

6.   - State highway departments are beginning to see higher bids for repaving roads because of price increases for asphalt, a petroleum-based product.

7.   A month later, the department began meeting with representatives of the firms, laying out its case and beginning settlement negotiations.

8.   A state health department begins an anti-tobacco campaign with confrontational ads that blast the industry for lying to smokers.

9.   After receiving a complaint from outside the cartel that price fixing could be taking place, the department began a covert investigation around the start of last year.

10.   After Birnbaum analyzed similar data last year, the department began investigating seven insurance companies for illegal discrimination.