The panel's criticism of the commercial crew program was direct and unambiguous and levied at the very beginning of the report so as not to be missed: (spacepolicyonline.com)
In this case the PDCC would have stated at the very beginning of its report that its recommendation would be based upon a defined set of criteria with a defined set of weighted measurables. (slaw.ca)
«Rikers Island can not be closed overnight,» he writes in a letter at the beginning of the report. (nydailynews.com)