point of departure
departure point

The past was the only point of departure he had.

The union is a common point of departure for many workers.

That was how it could return to its point of departure.

That was likely to have been the main reason for the point of departure being so low this time around.

But that is totally wrong as a point of departure!

But the point of departure was more than merely physical.

Otherwise, the new production simply takes the old as a point of departure.

However, that must not be our sole point of departure.

It is about acting from the heart and taking the company as one's point of departure.

I believe that development policy can constitute a point of departure here.

Six miles from their main point of departure to the fences.

"Then this is her point of departure," the King said.

To my knowledge, however, this is the first time he has used landscape as a point of departure.

Here was a man who had truly seen life, mostly on the point of departure.

The distance between the point of departure and the destination.

We accept that majority decisions are the point of departure.

Today many economists believe this book to be the point of departure for modern economic analysis.

Even with many important decisions on hold, the 1994 budget does signal some new points of departure.

You can pick several different points of departure for that."

"My point of departure is childhood - what did your mother feed you?"

His visit to Cuba could be a similar "point of departure," she told him.

"The point of departure is acceptance and approaching things with love."

But using marinara as the point of departure, they are all easy to make.

He did indicate, though, that his point of departure had been Cuba.

No matter what, you have a point of departure.