Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [noun sg] in the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | In view of the fact that Miliutin was made chairman of the new local government commission the prospects for a generous solution looked good , but the commission made little progress in the first year of its life . |
| 2 | To acknowledge hunger ( which is not a disease but a social illness ) would be tantamount to political suicide among leaders whose power has come traditionally from the same plantation economy that produced that hunger in the first place . |
| 3 | The seventh five-year plan just ended may have had its ups and downs , producing high growth in the first half of the plan 's period , followed by inflation and then austerity in the second half , but overall it was a success : the economy grew by 7.5% a year , incomes for city-dwellers almost doubled and last year 's grain harvest was the biggest ever . |
| 4 | Middlesbrough had been at full stretch against Cambridge 's direct , high-ball game and their own attack posed little threat in the first half . |
| 5 | Expect some caution in the first 15 minutes , until the players are warmed up and have judged the mood and tempo of the game . |
| 6 | Expect cautious underspending in the first six months while trends are analysed ; |
| 7 | Students from hot countries should include an additional amount to cover the costs of purchasing warm clothing in the first year of their studies . |
| 8 | Students from hot countries should include an additional amount to cover the costs of purchasing warm clothing in the first year of their studies . |
| 9 | There would again be an increase in the ability of a elements to overshadow c elements , but in addition the reduction of the number of c elements activated by A would mean that relatively few of them would be capable of acquiring associative strength in the first place . |
| 10 | The success of the expert system trial at the MU was in part due to the subject chosen , which involved an automatic test equipment that used logical testing in the first place . |
| 11 | But what undermined him in office , and made him worth hearing out of it , was his surprise at becoming Prime Minister in the first place — Rab Butler shared that — so that , he agreed , he never quite suppressed a sense of the absurdity of his position . |
| 12 | She picked up her bag and followed him out to his car , hating him for making her feel so gauche , and hating herself more for acting that way in the first place . |
| 13 | More remarkable than his treatment of the mistress as recipient or subject-matter of the sonnets is Shakespeare 's treatment of the man who fills that role in the first 126 poems . |
| 14 | Say that 's population control investment in agricultural infrastructure and technology education and what 's causing this problem in the first place ? |
| 15 | Also , would it be advisable to install another pump in the first pool to avoid the build up of waste ? |
| 16 | There is no small irony in this , as applications to purchase foreign technology in the first place will only be approved if the relevant Soviet machine building ministry can not produce something of the appropriate standard and quantity in the time required . |
| 17 | They began to regain lost ground in the first years of muhammad Reza 's reign , were probably involved in his attempt assassination in 1949 , succeeded in killing the prime minister in 1951 , and initially allied themselves with Dr Mossadeq 's campaign to nationalize the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company . |
| 18 | SWINDON squandered the chance to regain second place in the First Division yesterday . |
| 19 | Peterboro 3 , Swindon 3 SWINDON squandered the chance to regain second place in the First Division yesterday . |
| 20 | We should also think about the problems of the world as a whole , which cause mass migration in the first place . |
| 21 | We looked in vain in Siemens AG 's first half report on Monday for any mention of its Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG computer subsidiary , and with all the dreadful economic news coming out of Germany , it began to assume the air of the dog that did n't bark : Siemens said of its overall business that it did not show any revival in the first half , and that continued economic decline affected domestic business and led to a decline in incoming orders , and there was no recovery in its foreign business ; laying it on with a trowel , Chancellor Helmut Kohl 's leading economic advisor was quoted on Tuesday as saying that German workers failed to recognise the danger of high wages in a time of recession , and that German products were too expensive for world markets as wage increases outpaced growth in productivity , and earlier , Siemens Nixdorf had had to rebut a magazine report that its losses would be even worse this year , saying that it was certain that its results would improve this fiscal year ; the article , in Manager Magazin , also said that Siemens was looking for a replacement for Siemens Nixdorf management board chairman Hans-Dieter Wiedig , and added that plans to reduce the workforce to 41,000 by 1995 from 47,200 at the end of February could well be accelerated . |
| 22 | The man who cost Portsmouth just £450 when they bought him out of the army netted his second hat-trick of the season on Saturday and in turn became leading scorer in the First Division . |
| 23 | What was the object , I know we discussed it at great length , but what was the object of it going that way in the first place ? |
| 24 | In the premier league it 's West Ham against Swindon at Upton Park … last season of course they faced each other in the first division … in London Town came out on top and it was this win that sparked their promotion run … so let's hope it 's lucky for them again |
| 25 | When the two towns faced each other in the first division … it was no contest … |
| 26 | My final choice from last week 's ‘ Independent ’ was the example that provoked me into attempting this subject in the first place . |
| 27 | On balance they are better off being fully camouflaged at this stage , because although the blue tail may save the life of many a young lizard it also has the disadvantage of being so conspicuous that it can , to some extent , attract unwanted attention in the first place . |
| 28 | The Wolfson Archaeological Science Laboratories , which were opened last year in the first phase of the institute 's development plan , represent the latest advances in archaeology and incorporate modern developments in technology . |
| 29 | The opening round of fixtures brings together fierce rivals Pegasus and Portadown on Saturday , and two of Ireland 's rising young starts , Lyndsey McVicar and Claire McMahon — who will be training alongside each other for most of the season in preparation for the finals but who will face each other in the first league fixture — went along to the Ulster Garages at Belfast 's Boucher Road , to help launch details . |
| 30 | Children who witness sexual intercourse in the first few years of their lives see it as a sort of ill-treatment , an assault by the man on the woman ; ‘ they view it that is in a sadistic sense ’ . |