Example sentences of "of [noun] [prep] the first instance " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other cases have established the principle that a stronger case is needed to justify action to bring about the discontinuance of a use than would be needed to warrant a refusal of permission in the first instance . |
| 2 | Reagan himself claimed that the SDI was defensive in character , since it was designed to dispose of nuclear weapons before they reached their target , and that it was in any event a programme of research in the first instance . |
| 3 | Dicey felt able to boil the British constitution down to " one essential principle " : " obedience by all persons to the deliberately expressed will of the House of Commons in the first instance and ultimately to the will of the nation as expressed through Parliament . " |
| 4 | Frequent use of search was often marked by a period of experimentation with a variety of firms in the first instance , followed by a settling down to regular work with a smaller number of firms with whom the client had achieved a modus vivendi . |
| 5 | If you do not provide the information requested for registration , this could lead to a fine of £50 in the first instance , and then £200 if you still do not comply . |
| 6 | And when we bear in mind Chairman that piece of land in the first instance was given to the Southwell D C by a Southwell resident . |