111.   A typical series pitch begins as a pilot script with sketchy character descriptions and some preconceived casting notions that may or may not pan out.

112.   About half of those who smoke today and who began as teen-agers will eventually die from it.

113.   Abu Sayyaf began as a radical Islamic group more than a decade ago.

114.   After all, what begins as simple merry-go-round ends as an unexpected and jolting roller coaster ride.

115.   Afanasyev began as a devout Communist and an editor of the party journal, Kommunist.

116.   After the Army, he got a job at Time magazine, beginning as a file clerk and working his way up to writing advertising copy.

117.   Akchurin began as a microsurgeon, using a microscope to repair and reattach limbs.

118.   Al Leiser and his wife had traveled the world gathering butterfly specimens, a hobby he began as a boy.

119.   Almost all precipitation that falls over the middle latitudes begins as snow thousands of feet aloft.

120.   All calls begin as voice-only connections.