1.   It was at Oxford that he met Tim Rice, and the idea ofa songwriting partnership began to germinate in his mind.

2.   Although the United States and the Soviet Union often cooperated closely on nonproliferation policy during the Cold War, by now their partnership has begun to deteriorate.

3.   A new partnership has begun with major corporations around the world.

4.   Like so much else in her life, the partnership with Beckett began as a matter of chance.

5.   Such partnerships begin to build a different mythology within rock, with many more possibilities for female expression.

6.   The commercials, which the partnership began offering last month to television networks and stations, are part of a new public-service campaign against heroin use.

7.   The partnership began nearly a year ago.

8.   Their partnership began when DelValle first walked into the Morris Park Boxing Club in the Bronx, looking for a place to train.

9.   They went over to the East River Park and the partnership began to form.

10.   The partnership will begin Tuesday.