Example sentences of "[was/were] the first official " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the first official declaration that British passports mean nothing if their owners are black . |
| 2 | It was the highest level of direct contact between the two Korean states since their formation in 1948 , and was the first official border crossing since September 1985 , when family reunions had been arranged under the auspices of the Red Cross [ see pp. 34165-66 ] . |
| 3 | This was the first official Israeli representation in China and was viewed as the first step towards the establishment of diplomatic relations . |
| 4 | Nguyen Co Thach 's visit was the first official visit to the US capital by a high-ranking Vietnamese official since the unification of Vietnam in 1976 . |
| 5 | His three-day visit was the first official French government visit for more than 20 years , and he was the most senior Western government minister to visit Cambodia in more than 15 years . |
| 6 | The visit was the first official contact between the Vatican and the Vietnamese government . |
| 7 | It was the first official visit to Turkey by an Iranian head of state since 1975 . |
| 8 | It was the first official agreement between the two countries . |
| 9 | This was the first official visit by mainland Chinese representatives to Taiwan since 1949 . |
| 10 | It was the first official visit by a South African President since 1975 . |
| 11 | It was the first official visit to Northern Ireland by an Irish head of state . |