Fax was a unique technology in that its start-up phase lasted for over a century.

The entrepreneurs at the helm of this year's league table companies are well beyond the start-up phase and have grown strongly under demanding economic conditions.

They prefer the start-up phase of a project or relationship, and are tireless in the pursuit of new-found interests.

There was also an accumulator battery in the powerhouse used during the start-up phase and for smoothing the power supply.

This usually happens in the reactor start-up phase and because the reduction reactions are exothermic the reduction should happen under controlled circumstances.