The case began getting some modest attention in the news media.

"I think the case is just beginning to open out."

Although the book was published eight years ago, the case against him began only this year.

When the case began, about 35 percent of the students in the system were black or Hispanic.

Not so; in fact, the case is only just beginning.

"This case did not begin and end on the night in question."

The case began in the early morning of June 21, 1990.

They added that the first cases in which the new equipment was used could begin within weeks.

The case began on the evening of July 21, 1994.

If they do, I let them down later on, when the case begins to clear.