def str_starts_with_any_in_list(string_a, string_list):
    """Check if string_a starts with any string the provided list of strings

    Parameters
    ----------
    string_a : str
        Any string
    string_list : list
        A list of strings

    Returns
    -------
    bool
        True if any ``string_a`` starts with any string in ``string_list``

    """
    for string_b in string_list:
        if string_a.startswith(string_b):
            return True
    return False