Example sentences of "believed [prep] be the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is believed to be the first time a developer has urged the Government to schedule an archaeological site . |
| 2 | This is believed to be the first time that a court of law in any country has declared that scientific evidence establishes cause and effect between exposure to smoke and certain diseases . |
| 3 | NCR Corp has won a $2m contract to provide Dutch tour operator Arke Reizen NV with one of its massively parallel System 3600 systems : the machine will serve 800 terminals at Arke Reizen 's head office and 9,000 additional remote terminals in offices across the Netherlands , it will also handle some 500,000 bookings a year and calculate and maintain Arke Reizens 's financial accounts ; it is believed to be the first time massively parallel technology has been used to handle day-to-day travel transactions — although a number of travel agents use it to analyse marketing data . |
| 4 | This is believed to be the first time that an attempt has been made to compile a complete statistical record of Soviet economic development assistance to the less developed countries since it started on a formal basis in 1954 ; by 1983 such assistance had gone to a total of 57 countries . |
| 5 | This was believed to be the first time that an international bank indicted on US money-laundering charges had agreed to co-operate in an investigation against specific individuals . |
| 6 | This is believed to be the first time that timber banned under CITES has been the target of Customs operations in Europe . |
| 7 | It is believed to be the first time that prospective officers have sought election on a collective basis . |
| 8 | This is believed to be the first time that such a report has been made from Scotland through the Scottish Office to Europe under the EC nitrates directive and Mr Buchan , vice chairman of the River Board said there were far reaching implications . |