So each hour's time difference between the ship and the starting point marks a ship's progress of fifteen degrees of longitude to the east or west.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

we reached a station fifty-eight miles from our starting point in the morning ..."

VOA: special.2010.04.26

It is the starting point for state visits complete with red carpets and marching bands.

VOA: standard.2009.04.13

But the starting point was so high that even now the problem remains widespread.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

"This is the starting point. Unless there is an end, a real cessation from these activities, it will be difficult for any Palestinian negotiator to come back to the table.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

U.S.officials said they were hopeful the 7,000 figure for new allied forces would be just a starting point, and that additional commitments could come as soon as a NATO force-generating meeting set for next week in the Belgian city of Mons.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

At the same time, the Zimbabwe government's Herald newspaper quoted senior government officials as saying they would like to normalize ties with the EU but that the starting point would be for the EU to admit that the sanctions are wrong.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12