The game started promisingly for the Bears, who were able to hold the Utes on their first two possessions.

The 2008-09 season saw Carlisle start promisingly but it was soon followed by one of the worst runs of form in the club's history.

With more than enough material here for two or even three exhibitions, it started promisingly but quickly descended into incoherence.

The chase started promisingly as Smith propelled them to 86 for 1 after 8 overs.

Indeed, it starts promisingly, then begins to meander and never stops.

Things started promisingly; then came the lost years.

But the demos here show that the album didn't start promisingly, either.

The orchestra lost its record contract and any immediate prospect of finishing the "Ring," so promisingly started.

The 2007/08 season started promisingly for the team.

The show started promisingly, but soon the audience dropped sharply to about nine million viewers a week.