Example sentences of "[be] only the first [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | However , as was pointed out there , the waves predicted by such theory are only the first stage of the evolution towards turbulent motion . |
| 2 | Our experiments with Zeta are only the first milestone along what may be a longish road , and we can not see the end of the road . |
| 3 | Lily was on the point of having what might yet prove to be only the first stage of a thoracoplasty . |
| 4 | Apple chairman John Sculley told analysts at a briefing last month that the servers will be only the first step in a new push to support corporate users . |
| 5 | The basis of this approach is the belief that the response which a subject makes is not an immediate outcome of sensory stimulation but results from a number of processes which occur over time , stimulation of the sensory receptors being only the first stage in a series of events . |
| 6 | He said the changes were only the first step in a longer plan for the building , a former cinema . |
| 7 | Establishing the existence of a reason for dismissal falling within the legislation is only the first hurdle upon which the employer has the burden of proof . |
| 8 | Overall , getting computer records submitted as evidence in court is only the first aspect of the evidential requirements companies need to address when implementing an electronic documentation system ; getting the court to accept the contents as adequate proof , or a good record , is an even more important consideration . |
| 9 | Reforming the blasphemy law is only the first item on a lengthening Muslim agenda . |
| 10 | But free fighting is only the first step on the road to real competition and , in order to instil confidence in students , it is performed according to set criteria . |
| 11 | Arriving at a standard size for the microfloppies is only the first step towards a standard product . |
| 12 | The discovery of general laws of structure is only the first step in an interpretive process . |
| 13 | It is often forgotten that the service of a notice determining the tenant 's tenancy under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , s25 , is only the first step in the process of recovering possession . |
| 14 | This is a weak test because an invitation to interview is only the first stage of selection . |
| 15 | But this is only the first stage of WEN 's campaign , and one element of the findings in The Sanitary Protection Scandal . |
| 16 | ‘ Volatility is only the first stage in measuring risk . |
| 17 | Getting the enquiries procedure right is only the first stage in setting up a good media relation programme . |
| 18 | Assigning children to levels within attainment targets is only the first stage in the ranking of children and schools which the government sought to establish . |
| 19 | It was wonderful , the shops were excellent , it was only the first day of our holiday and I had spent most of my money . |
| 20 | Cyril Humphries , the dealer who supplied Dr Sackler with most of his maiolica , backs up Mrs Sackler 's claim , noting that ‘ Dr Sackler always told me he would like to keep the collection intact … he wanted eventually to collect the entire spectrum of ceramic arts , and the maiolica was only the first part of it . ’ |
| 21 | Rabin said the agreement was only the first step towards a hoped for comprehensive Middle East peace . |