Example sentences of "[noun sg] on its first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The autonomy bill , approved by the French National Assembly on its first reading on Nov. 23-24 and due to enter into force in March 1992 , would give the island administration greater autonomy in the education , training , transport and tourism sectors but would still leave its regional economic development programme subject to French government approval . |
| 2 | In June among the initial measures of Cresson 's government were bills providing for ( i ) hospital reform ( designed to tighten government regulations over private components of the national health system , approved by the National Assembly on its first reading on April 29 , by the Senate on June 7 and finally by the National Assembly on June 19 and prompting protests by 60,000-100,000 people on June 11 ) ; ( ii ) tougher penalties for desecrating graves ( approved on June 14 following the desecration of Jewish graves in Carpentras in May 1990 — see p. 37468 ; for earlier legislation against racism see p. 37683 ) ; and ( iii ) restrictions on telephone tapping ( the latter receiving the approval of the National Assembly on June 13 and of the Senate on June 25 ) . |
| 3 | Pelham was named to the high court of justice to try the king , attended the first meeting on 6 January 1649 , commenced sitting on the court on its first day , 20 January , was one of the most zealous and faithful attenders of sittings ( absent only once ) , was present when the sentence was read out , and signed the king 's death-warrant . |
| 4 | More often , the examiner finds the day approaching when he must commit his paper on its first stage towards the printers and writes questions as they occur to him . |
| 5 | Now , some way from the West End , the King 's Head Theatre offers a new look at a play that attracted glowing praise on its first appearance . |
| 6 | The Knesset in early November approved the 1993 state budget on its first reading by a margin of 55 to 43 votes , with one abstention . |
| 7 | He was one of those who led that assembly in prayer on its first full day 's sitting , which it devoted entirely to religious exercises . |
| 8 | Next morning , Woolley briefed the squadron on its first combat patrol . |
| 9 | It took three minutes to erect the inner tent on its first outing but because it was raining constantly , the inner was a little wet before I had a chance to put the flysheet over . |
| 10 | While the story experienced no hiccups in production , it did cause something of a furore on its first transmission in the UK . |
| 11 | Although the Bill in its present form is a significant improvement on its first form , it remains seriously flawed . |
| 12 | You all deserve congratulations for ensuring that the visit was such a success , and I am sure that it will be a great boost to all concerned with the project on its first birthday . |
| 13 | Miss Honey now decided to ask a question that normally she would not have dreamed of asking the class on its first day . |