Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [verb] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surfaces that cool the most rapidly should be treated first . |
| 2 | Even Professor Mokyr , who considers that the determination of " when , where and how fast " so far as the industrial revolution is concerned should be sought first and foremost in supply factors , accepts that the sustaining of demand was important in maintaining the momentum of economic growth . |
| 3 | The surface should be warmed first — once fixed , the tiles will not be affected by changes in temperature . |
| 4 | Naturally , the hatch unit should be made first , either the whole thing or just the carcass . |
| 5 | In some cases , infill development of this kind may be irresistible , but it is important that the quality and potential of the garden should be assessed first . |
| 6 | I think , Chairman , if , if I may , is that we 're going to be enough , the agricultural buildings should be built first , but it should sited relatively close to them . |
| 7 | It was noticeable that there was a willingness on the part of quite a number of voters to express as many preferences as there were candidates and the comment was sometimes made that while it was not too difficult to decide which candidates should be given first and early preferences and which candidates should be given last and later preferences it was less easy to decide the order of preference in which the middle range of candidates should be placed . |
| 8 | The occurrence of nearly-equal roots is more common than that of a defective matrix ; hence tests to see whether homologous elements yield , in ( 2 ) , consistent results should be applied first when convergence is slow . |
| 9 | The site layout should be obtained first , followed by the two building designs . |
| 10 | In accordance with the rule propounded in the previous section , the proportions attending each school type should be calculated first within the service class , then within the intermediate class , then within the working class . |
| 11 | A point to note about technique is that when you actually go round the mark in strong winds the daggerboard should be retracted first then the mast track moved back in preparation for the reach . |
| 12 | One important principle must be observed : important parts should be composed first , and the supporting part or parts added later to create satisfactory harmony . |
| 13 | That premium should not grow too large lest it bring increasingly intolerable cohabitation rules with it — which is why the basic level of child benefit should be raised first . |
| 14 | Lee and the Prime Minister , Gen. Hau Pei-tsun , also a member of the drafting committee , said during the debate that consensus on unification with the mainland should be reached first within Taiwan , and then on both sides of the Taiwan Strait . |
| 15 | There may be difficult decisions to take about which new services should be funded first and how best to run them . |
| 16 | The minority report recommended that the social services should be developed first and accorded less priority to family allowances . |
| 17 | Under the new arrangements , DHAs and GPs will be able to decide which clinical needs should be met first through their ability to place contracts . |
| 18 | If Colin Will is around , he should be contacted first . |
| 19 | ‘ Dr Traber added that ‘ for both the media and the theologians , the problem of how to see the world with new eyes should be tackled first by a removal of ideological blinkers which have been worn for so long . ’ |
| 20 | Although Mr Grant , of Barkingside , Essex , had made it clear these were children accounts he was twice advised his name should be put first . |
| 21 | An Abbey spokesman said it was common practice to advise that a parent 's name should be put first for an account of a very small child . |
| 22 | These are discussed in turn below , but the objective of risk management should be clarified first : it should contribute to the business objectives and not be allowed to become an end in itself . |
| 23 | For this , and any other experimental situation , a small test area should be cleaned first and examined for efficiency and surface damage before proceeding . |
| 24 | He proposed that a plan for the area should be considered first , which could show the Horse Guards and the Admiralty removed , and St James 's Park extended to the river . |
| 25 | In view of high efficacy and safety , it is recommended that patients with corrosive strictures should be considered first for endoscopic dilatation . |
| 26 | The order of sequences should be considered first , then the question order within sequences . |
| 27 | the competition principle : the best of any local alternatives should be performed first . |
| 28 | the validity principle : KSs operating on the most valid data should be executed first . |
| 29 | the significance principle : those KSs whose responses are most important should be executed first . |
| 30 | the efficiency principle : those KSs which perform most reliably and inexpensively should be executed first . |