Example sentences of "in [noun] to the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour 's Alan Milburn , in response to the first question , pledged to restore benefits for 16 and 17-year-olds unable to find work . |
| 2 | Hence , even where force is used in self-defence in response to the first use of violence the employment of a greater degree of force than that used by the attacker , or the continued use of force beyond the point where the attacker is willing or unable to continue the attack would not be seen as legitimate in law . |
| 3 | In response to the first task , 72 per cent of the pupils obtained an acceptable height measurement for the label but 44 per cent only cut out the label with acceptable accuracy . |
| 4 | In response to the first cycle , dysphagia improved dramatically . |
| 5 | In contrast to the first group , relations are conducted at the Party to Party as well as State to State level . |
| 6 | The German propaganda machine — and Hitler himself in his speeches — continued , of course , to hammer home the theme that , in contrast to the First World War , Front and Heimat were indivisibly united , and the bonds between leadership and people unbreakable . |
| 7 | In contrast to the first sequence , the keynote here is one of simplicity and naturalness . |
| 8 | The death- like opening phrase is played steadily , with blanched tone and no vibrato , the viola exactly judged in counterpoint to the first violin . |
| 9 | It must therefore be stated in reply to the first part of the second question that the term ‘ matters relating to tort , delict or quasi-delict ’ within the meaning of article 5(3) of the Convention must be regarded as an independent concept covering all actions which seek to establish the liability of a defendant and which are not related to a ‘ contract ’ within the meaning of article 5(1) . |
| 10 | It is rather difficult accurately to describe the idiosyncratic monument by Maximilian Colt at St Peter 's , Edensor , in Derbyshire to the First Earl of Devonshire ( d.1625 ) and his brother , Henry Cavendish ( d.1616 ) — perhaps the closest parallel would be a marble armoire with dressing-table in front , the whole flanked by two fearsome martial figures . |
| 11 | First in the queue was John Hickman driving a British-built Leyland-Daf belonging to Hargrave of Spalding , taking first place in preference to the first vehicle of the ‘ official ’ convoy , a Laser Transport International German-registered MAN with local MEP Christopher Jackson accompanying driver Roy Clementson in the cab . |
| 12 | I would allow this appeal and in answer to the first question raised by the preliminary point of law declare that the council can not maintain an action for libel for any words which reflect upon it as the county council for Derbyshire in relation to its governmental and administrative functions in Derbyshire , including its statutory responsibility for the investment and control of the superannuation fund . |
| 13 | In answer to the first question there is some evidence that initially there is a degree of opposition — staff see themselves losing the opportunity of sixth form teaching , parents , who often went to 11–18 schools themselves , regard them as a second best alternative . |
| 14 | A breach of condition ( e.g. as to quality ) in relation to the first instalment will entitle the buyer to repudiate the whole contract . |
| 15 | The analysis in relation to the first category shows the correct way of solving the problems , under s 6(2) , of the borderline cases as to what are consumer goods . |
| 16 | Three arrests have been made in relation to the first incident when a policeman was shot and injured shortly before an explosion at the gasworks . |