A missed extra point by Green Bay early in the game proved to be the deciding margin.

Mr. Galassi, 50, proved early on that he had the right stuff.

As Bob Dylan proved early in his career, there's a very fine line between outsider folk and a comedy record.

His father was a well-known mathematics teacher and he proved early on to be a gifted student.

"We proved early in the year that we could score a lot of points," he said.

However, a couple of long pass plays surrendered by the Hurricane defense early in the game proved to be the difference.

The discipline instilled in him early in his career proved no match for the disease.

Examples from the private sector show how lengthy and difficult even the successful transitions can be, taking years and often proving quite unpopular early on.

Jones's speed proved troublesome early on for Johnson, who could not catch Jones to land any clean shots.

The goal here is to prove to all early on that the process can work.