Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] as a first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Of those whose initial source was parents , most were girls , and more middle-class parents were cited as a first source of information than working-class parents . |
2 | A small sponge filter was placed in the tank and infusoria was fed as a first food . |
3 | The South-West — whose Bath-Bristol-Gloucester resources have appeared in the past to resemble rugby 's equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle — are set on improving their disappointing Divisional Championship record , and their success against Leinster in Dublin last week was seen as a first step in the right direction . |
4 | This was seen as a first step towards integrating the Soviet economy with international financial institutions , although this did not permit Soviet participation in GATT 's current multilateral Uruguay Round of trade discussions . |
5 | The CP acceptance of the offer was seen as a first step to its entering the CODESA process . |
6 | For the pacifists of the ILP , however , the Memorandum was seen as a first stage in the creation of a new diplomacy from below ; ‘ our own proclamations … our own diplomacy … our own international meetings ’ , as MacDonald had said at the Leeds Convention . |
7 | I believe it was canvassed as a first stage towards total ‘ Danu-isation ’ of the conflict , internalisation of the war . |