Example sentences of "[adj] woman to hold the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Narrowly victorious in a mudslinging campaign , Mrs Richards — a divorced mother of four — became the first woman to hold the office since 1935 . |
| 2 | Mrs Hillaby , the first woman to hold the post , is at least the fourth generation of the family to carry on the tradition . |
| 3 | In June 1965 she was appointed Vice Principal of Howard Institute , the first woman to hold the position . |
| 4 | Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer announced on Feb. 11 that the mayor of Auckland , Dame Cath Tizard , would become New Zealand 's next Governor-General on Nov. 20 , 1990 , the first woman to hold the office . |
| 5 | She succeeded Leif Haraldseth and thus became the first woman to hold the post . |
| 6 | Papariga , 47 , the first woman to hold the post of general secretary , was chosen by the newly elected central committee , on which the " conservatives " had won 60 seats and the reformists 51 . |
| 7 | Miguel Rodríguez , who was appointed as president of the Central Bank only in February , resigned on April 1 and was replaced by Ruth de Krivoy , the first woman to hold the post . |
| 8 | Following the emphatic victory of his United Workers ' Party ( UWP ) in the April 27 general election [ see p. 38859 ] , Prime Minister John Compton appointed a new Cabinet on May 4 , which contained five new ministers , including Lorraine Williams , the first woman to hold the post of Attorney General . |
| 9 | The first admissions were two months ago , but Mrs Hymes will today make history by becoming the oldest woman to hold the title . |