Adverb
to start with (not comparable)
Synonym of to begin with
I do not pretend to start with precise questions. I do not think you can start with anything precise. You have to achieve such precision as you can, as you go along. Bertrand Russell
The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us? Dorothy Day
Caring about beauty, it is necessary to start with the heart and soul, otherwise no makeup will not help. Coco Chanel
The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem worth stating, and to end with something so paradoxical that no one will believe it. Bertrand Russell
You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere. Because any decision-making that is based upon lies or ignorance can't lead to a good conclusion. Julian Assange
If you want more effective programmers, you will discover that they should not waste their time debugging, they should not introduce the bugs to start with. Edsger W. Dijkstra