Example sentences of "is [adv] [adj] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | GEORGE CLARK : Market is most active with the first and second-time buyers . |
| 2 | Joint-ill , as this infection is commonly called , can occur at any age up until three to four months of age , but is most common in the first six weeks of life . |
| 3 | This is especially important during the first few weeks of pregnancy when you might not even know you are pregnant . |
| 4 | A far broader question needs to be asked : Do we need this incredible amount of money spent on a minority culture when television in Scotland is so appalling in the first place ? |
| 5 | For some , homesickness is so bad during the first few months that they have no alternative but to go back home again . |
| 6 | As investors and the better-paid alike give thanks for their deliverance , that most essential and intangible ingredient for economic recovery — confidence — is suddenly present for the first time in three years . |
| 7 | SSP is not payable for the first three qualifying days in a PIW . |
| 8 | Housing benefit is not payable for the first £16.25 of rent outside London or £23.45 of rent within London for any student . |
| 9 | It is not available in the first year of the policy and in the second year only £250 — about two hours ' worth for a top London matrimonial lawyer -will be met for each party . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm expecting him to report and , with five matches in the next four weeks , any player who is not fit for the first game will not necessarily miss the rest of them , ’ said Taylor . |
| 11 | The mortgage is not portable during the first two years of the loan . |
| 12 | Although what is and is not acceptable in the First Church of Christ the Spiritualist changes from minute to minute . |
| 13 | Hence the long , much altered and much discussed passage beginning already mentioned on p. 85 ; and the ‘ spots of time ’ meditation to be discussed on pp. 134–9 — which is at the heart of Wordsworth 's concern with the use of the past , this too is already present in the first Part of the 1798–9 version , before being moved to its present position in the longer texts . |
| 14 | If the NBC Symphony 's virtuosity is already breathtaking in the first and second movements , then the finale is still more amazing in its precision , weight and attack . |
| 15 | This lesion ( Fig. 22 ) is largely responsible for the first clinical signs . |
| 16 | In the event of a coup d'état or any other kind of change in government , the radio building is always one of the first to be visited by the new administration , brought under control , and used to signal to the rest of the country and the world beyond what has taken place . |
| 17 | Do nt you think its more to do with the fact Elland Rd is always quiet in the first round of cups ? |
| 18 | You should make sure that you are adequately covered from the start , because the likelihood of a dog running away from home is probably greatest during the first few months of ownership . |
| 19 | It is perhaps a good deal less than certain that this third characterization is conceptually distinct from the first two . |
| 20 | In between batches , machinery is reset so that the next run of components is slightly different from the first . |
| 21 | In addition its PC-NFS Advanced Telnet software for terminal emulation is now available for the first time in 10- , 25- , 100- and 500-user packs with prices ranging from $1,600 to $49,500 . |
| 22 | When it is equally strong in both nostrils , then the hammerhead swims straight ahead — and is often one of the first predators to reach the scene . |
| 23 | Managing Director of P&O European Ferries ( Portsmouth ) , Richard Martin , said : ‘ Sponsorship is often one of the first areas to be threatened during times of economic hardship . |
| 24 | Which is is n't surprising in the first year . |
| 25 | This probe is immediately upstream of the first J α segment ( J α 1 ) and downstream of J α . |
| 26 | So far , we have discussed evidence which is particularly relevant to the first of these issues , but which also has implications for the second . |
| 27 | I think your G P is maybe one of the first places to go but the trouble , I think , with people with eating problems is it 's very hard to explain what the problem is . |
| 28 | Mortality is relatively high in the first year of life and then decreases during childhood ( see Table 3.1 ) . |
| 29 | The University Card can be used exactly like any other credit card , in particular the card is currently free for the first six months . |
| 30 | Table 4 supports the primacy effect as recall is significantly greater for the first three words in the list . |