All of which is to say at the very outset of our study of Exodus that through all the centuries of the life of Israel, the people of the Old Covenant (Old Testament), and equally of the life of the Church (the New Israel, the people of the New Covenant), the events and episodes told in the Book of Exodus have been read and reread, told and retold, not so much for their «was - ness» as for their «is - ness.» (religion-online.org)
«Even though we had assumed there was a connection between the ice algae and polar cod from the outset of the study, these high values surprised us.» (sciencedaily.com)
At the outset of the study, researchers measured participants» TSH levels and gauged their depression symptoms using a questionnaire. (sciencedaily.com)