She sang the opening phrase softly, almost to herself, cherishing the simple melody.

The performance had wonderful things, such as the opening phrase, which seemed to be drawn from some infinitely deep well of melancholy.

It was as if, with the opening phrase, we had started on a race - in opposite directions.

Yet there had to be a first remark, an opening phrase.

Blair says he did change the wording of the opening phrase after speaking to Manning.

The very opening phrase sounds a traditional note.

Such opening phrases summarizing an entire work were common in an era before books had titles to serve this purpose.

In the opening phrase, the violin sets the tone with a haunting melody.

He claimed that it had used the opening phrase "Who wants to be a millionaire?"

This was the opening phrase used at the start of the show just before the opening title sequence.