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〜を皮切りに
The trigger event 社長の辞任 must open so を皮切りに can mark it as the start of the chain of departures.
Tested at JLPT N1 — 10 practice questions below.
Practice 〜を皮切りに →Noun + を皮切りに means 'beginning with ~ (as the first of a series)': 'Starting with the Tokyo show, they will tour ten cities nationwide.' It requires the marked event to be the kickoff of a continuing series, which the tour is. に至るまで marks a range's endpoint, べく expresses purpose after a verb, and ならいざ知らず needs a concessive contrast — none describes an event that opens a series.
東京公演＿＿＿、全国十都市を巡回する。
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___ 。
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新商品の発売＿＿＿、事業を海外にも広げる。
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