After much sniffing and several tentative starts, the canine completed his business.

The Canucks felt that last night's tentative start became costly.

After a tentative start, aggression turned out to be Huber's best weapon against Date.

After a somewhat tentative start, the concert hit its groove.

After a few tentative starts, she delivers the speech straight through, bursting into tears, her face flushed with heat.

In a news conference, Mr. Obama said the accord was only a tentative start down a long road.

After a tentative start, the Miracle took control late in the first half behind a 23-6 run.

"Agon" got off to a slightly tentative start, but soon gathered energy.

Only a peace conference under the aegis of the United Nations could make a tentative start to improving the situation.

Everyone wanted it to go well - and, after a tentative start, it did.