Example sentences of "[noun sg] is the first " in BNC.

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1 The possibility that Nikolaev shot Kirov on his own thinking is the first possibility to be discussed .
2 Right , okay , thinking is the first step in the way that you know .
3 If your correct entry is the first to be drawn you 'll be driving away a fantastic new Renault Clio RT 1.4 voted Car of the Year !
4 The Cambridge-based group said the deal is the first step in broadening the customer base for ARM chips , and opening the technology up for use in niche consumer markets , where low power consumption and low cost are key .
5 The result is the first edition of NETWORK .
6 This result is the first , albeit indirect , observation of gravitational radiation .
7 We then thought it would be appropriate to combine the best traditional ILN subjects with articles which were proving so successful in these other magazines , and the result is the first issue now in front of you .
8 Their result is the first I look for every week , and I get home as often as I can .
9 The Club is the first television channel dedicated to management training and business information and its programmes are transmitted directly into the home or business by the BBC .
10 The five-year Study and Action Programme is the first of its kind to be launched by WACC .
11 The research programme is the first study of support networks of the elderly looking at developments over time .
12 Making up her mind is the first stage as this gives her a clear aim and plan .
13 However , the work you will be doing in the Art Department is the first two years of the Senior School is probably a bit different from what you have done in previous years .
14 Market research is the first place you go to help solve this initial problem .
15 The research is the first sustained investigation of the subject in this country .
16 The fibreglass boat is the first of its kind in England and is being tested by coastguards in the Thames district .
17 This chapter is the first of two devoted to providing background essential to an informed assessment of the Reagan presidency .
18 Bryant and Bradley were not the first to notice that poor readers were also insensitive to the sounds of words , but their study is the first to establish the causal connection between the two .
19 Our study is the first large scale research study of the extent , nature and reliability of UK financial graphs .
20 This study is the first to provide data on lifestyle from a large sample of adults with cystic fibrosis outside a major clinic : although inevitably influenced by survival effects , the survey shows that a substantial proportion of patients with cystic fibrosis now live fulfilling and productive lives well into adulthood .
21 Our study is the first to enumerate γ-interferon producing cells in sections of human intestine and the results show that a remarkably large proportion of lymphocytes in the lamina propria and epithelium of normal small bowel mucosa contain γ-interferon .
22 This study is the first to report the prevalence of oesophageal mucosal disease in unselected asthmatics .
23 This study is the first to show the presence of functionsl hyposplenism in alcoholic liver disease and provides further evidence of the predisposition that these patients have to infection .
24 In addition , our study is the first to present longterm follow up data in a large number of constipated children ≤4 years of age .
25 This study is the first to suggest non-parallel enzyme synthesis in man .
26 Our study is the first to examine a combination of n6 series and n3 EFA supplements in AD .
27 However , this study is the first to show just how much of the national resource of a particular type of wildlife habitat has been affected by acid rain . "
28 The interview is the first since Robert Maxwell 's death last November and was conducted in secret by an American journalist .
29 Aimed at young families , small business users and aspiring professionals , the car is the first new model to emerge from Rover since the 800 series in 1986 .
30 Stagnation is the first stage of decay .
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