1. The low attendance is in spite of commitments they made at the outset of the program when Hyde officials interviewed 300 families.
    这一低出席率违背了他们在教学计划开始实施时所做的承诺，当时海德中学的官员曾走访了300个家庭。

2. You made a mistake at the outset.
    你从一开始就错了。

3. Certain problems were apparent from the outset.
    有些问题从一开始就是显而易见的.