Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , and a possible explanation for the first phenomenon , only those companies having on their own staff a group or individual of at least the same calibre and ability as the outside group are likely to achieve success in this type of collaboration . |
| 2 | Mathematics if not logic equated the two-goal lead Chelsea had established on the hour with a third-round place for the First Division side after the two clubs had drawn 1-1 at Stamford Bridge . |
| 3 | Wales were convinced that they were one up on Scotland in having already experienced Joel Dume in their England match , while the Sassenachs ' top brass reckoned Scotland would be at a definite disadvantage for the first 20 minutes . |
| 4 | I well remember going as a new convert into a Baptist church for the first time : how strange I found that row of five deacons ' chairs which dominated the scene , and even stranger the little cups for communion . |
| 5 | CELTIC aim to rewind the tape and produce an action replay at Parkhead tonight when they bid for a place in the third round of a European competition for the first time in nine years . |
| 6 | Mohammed has a son , Mustapha , who was a lively boy for the first eight years of his life , then some cerebral bug hit him . |
| 7 | So to sum up , I suggest that if you are investing a sizeable sum for the first time , put most into two or three UK- based funds called , probably , UK Equity , UK General or UK Equity Income . |
| 8 | American Independence is offering a free place for the first child , in Lake Tahoe in California , with the second child paying Pounds 169 . |
| 9 | Unskilled workers tend to do better than the professionals , enjoying the advantages of a free market for the first time in their lives . |
| 10 | As well as campaigning against embryo research , it plans to introduce an abortion amendment to the Bill , thereby forcing a free vote for the first time since abortion was legalised in 1967 . |
| 11 | We feel that all doctors or other qualified individuals seeing a myocardial infarction for the first time should consider thrombolytic therapy as early as possible so that the maximum amount of myocardium can be salvaged . |
| 12 | Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7 was celebrated as a public holiday for the first time since the arrival of communist rule in the Russian Federation , the Ukraine , Byelorussia , Georgia and Moldavia , with the endorsement of the USSR government . |
| 13 | At a conference in Stockholm in late September 1986 , nonetheless , a last-minute agreement was reached that each side should give the other advance warning of troop movements , and that on-site verification should be permitted on a limited basis for the first time . |
| 14 | And if that happens Lotus may find that it has a serious competitor for the first time . |
| 15 | In a similar analysis for the first half of the 1970s , Keeble ( 1980 ) showed that the relative importance of these factors had changed . |
| 16 | Societies in which people saw gold as precious would give gold as a gift to a loved person , and in our culture money is a substitute for gold , which is , in turn , a symbolic substitution for the first gift — faeces . |
| 17 | Work could become a real possibility for the first time . |
| 18 | These had gradually developed in the preceding ten years , and were displayed on British streets on a consistent basis for the first time during this dispute . |
| 19 | The aluminium is being used on a large scale for the first time in Britain in the electrification of the Hooton to Chester line . |
| 20 | The ideal is to leave the ground balanced on the main wheel , and to hold a constant attitude for the first few feet of the launch while the aircraft gains height and speed . |
| 21 | Another innovation of lenses is seeing yourself without the cover of glasses from a three-foot distance for the first time since puberty . |
| 22 | Leonard was a natural choice for the first of the new series , both in bearing and background he represented , not merely McGill , but Canada itself ; he was accordingly approached . |
| 23 | She saved up enough money to take a manicuring course and in 1958 got her diploma , thus achieving a certified skill for the first time in her forty-five years . |
| 24 | Those who have become used to low-fibre food may suffer from a little flatulence for the first week or two . |
| 25 | It was a great occasion for the first tournament in this sport . |
| 26 | US-based companies will play a major role for the first time , but the Japanese are not expected to be heavily involved . |
| 27 | Victory over Portsmouth is essential if Liverpool are to avoid completing two consecutive seasons without a major trophy for the first time in 20 years . |
| 28 | We splashed and laughed and played together for a long time , sharing their delight at looking underwater through a diving mask for the first time . |
| 29 | SSAP2 laid down fundamental accounting concepts which were largely incorporated as a legal requirement for the first time in the Companies Act 1981 . |
| 30 | Arthur Sidney Herbert , who died suddenly in hospital in April 1991 at the age of 78 , was a member of Ealing for over 40 years and in his younger days was a good all-rounder for the first XI . |