1.   Graduates of law school hit the ground running, you see, as soon as they enter practice.

2.   He said his Navy experience prepared him to jump into new jobs in new places and hit the ground running.

3.   Law graduates are expected to hit the ground running.

4.   The company also could shape a well-educated, flexible pool of employment candidates who could hit the ground running.

5.   As Phillips had said on Wednesday, he wanted to hit the ground running.

6.   -- Do not schedule connecting flights so you hit the ground running.

7.   A smart romantic comedy about the dating problems of a widowed chief executive, this movie hits the ground running and rarely pauses to catch its breath.

8.   But Intel executives and analysts say the move will enable the company to hit the ground running when demand for computer chips picks up.

9.   By bringing in Conway, a Connecticut native, Fleet hopes to hit the ground running.

10.   Ever since, that span has been used as a standard to judge whether a president hits the ground running.