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After the war she embarked on a major international career.

She embarked on a three year training course at the School.

She later embarked on a second career as a voice teacher.

Instead, he embarked on a military career at the age of 16.

He embarked on a music career that is still going.

The company will embark on a $6 million project in late 2013.

They would like to embark on a course of reading.

She embarked on a second career as a voice teacher at this point.

In practice the decision whether or not to embark on a course of action was then for the President to make.

When we first embarked on this I knew nothing about you.