1.   Despite a rough start, the team won more games this season than last.

2.   As a weekly, it has had a rough start.

3.   Both teams surged down the stretch of this past regular season after rough starts.

4.   A loss in the first game of this series and it was simply a rough start.

5.   After a rough start, his grit and ability made him an NFL starter on a Super Bowl team and a fixture for years at cornerback.

6.   After a rough start to a rough morning, Ntozake Shange is settling down.

7.   After a rough first start against Cincinnati, Allen sought the counsel of offensive line coach Hudson Houck.

8.   After a rough start, Brown begins to succeed.

9.   But Becton got off to a rough start.

10.   But Mike Fetters and Matt Herges have been Godsends, and after a rough start, Onan Masaoka has pitched well as the only lefty.