Example sentences of "from first " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was a pragmatic loner from first to last , and by now had devised his own answer to the student chestnut ‘ Who will do the dirty work under socialism ? ’ : |
| 2 | Includes impressive archaeological treasures dating from first arrival of man in Ireland c. 7000 BC until late 17th century . |
| 3 | That could change on a technicality if , as seems likely , Aliysa is disqualified from first place in the Oaks for having traces of camphor in her system . |
| 4 | Tony 's meal was a revelation — solid cholesterol from first forkful to last . |
| 5 | Clean changes were possible given a little patience , but moving from first to second was reminiscent of shovelling coal — sometime the lever slid into place , sometimes it jarred my whole body . |
| 6 | Under David Atherton 's direction the Coliseum presentation fizzes musically from first to last . |
| 7 | The gestation period from first inquiry to first completed shipment is rarely less than a couple of years . |
| 8 | We are left in no doubt that the author , from first to last , approves the viewpoint of the people of Abercorran House . |
| 9 | Zuwaya did not sociologize about statelessness , nor did they argue its value from first principles . |
| 10 | Paul Davies-Hale and Dave Long are giving it a miss , but Brace forecasts a good run from first reserve Paul Evans . |
| 11 | However , the area which ‘ A ’ Squadron had to cover was far too large , several of their jeeps were lost through parachute failures , and the squadron was greatly hampered from first to last by appalling freak weather conditions . |
| 12 | The competition was to take place in August and , although she was for ever panicking about what they still could n't do , she tended to overlook how far they had come from first beginnings . |
| 13 | These are dusk to around 1.30 a.m. , and from first glimmer of light to an hour or so after sun-up . |
| 14 | The grand characteristics of this remedy are the worse ( < ) from first movement and better ( > ) for continued movement with better ( > ) heat and worse ( < ) cold . |
| 15 | The conceptual hotch-potch of the traditional curriculum , based on subjects which are a random assortment of content-based , concept-based , skill-based and moral-based collections of ideas ( whose confusing absurdity is in part exemplified by the NCC 's cross-curricular skills which are exactly the same as the curricular subjects ) has never been designed from first principles to do the basic job of a curriculum , which is to help achieve aims in the most effective and efficient way . |
| 16 | Finally , I return to the introduction , in which the pervasive theme was failure to plan from first principles , and lack of vision . |
| 17 | It is a clear example of the point that a successful electrical recording system had to be planned with consistent quality and matching equipment from first to last . |
| 18 | Exemption from first level examinations has also been granted by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants , and the Institute of Accounting Technicians in Ireland . |
| 19 | Atomic-sized defects in covalent semiconductors are conceptually very simple , but currently there is no reliable way of predicting their properties by calculation from first principles . |
| 20 | The festive period this year is a good time for seeking out the various shapes or figures in the Moon , for its phase grows ( waxes ) from first quarter on 23 December to full on 30 December . |
| 21 | Bearing this in mind , let us now look at the low brace and try to create the low brace paddle stroke from first principles . |
| 22 | In the 1930s , the Supreme Court began to widen its interpretation of free speech to include writings and films of little or no artistic merit , provided they did not include ‘ licentious ’ speech , the forms of which were listed in 1942 as libel , slander , insulting or ‘ fighting ’ words , and obscenity , all of which were excluded from First Amendment protection . |
| 23 | The show is advanced so sluggishly and episodically that , apart from first and last reels , there could be a mix-up in reels without much comment . ’ |
| 24 | B and L borrowed large sums from First National Commercial Bank plc , secured by a debenture . |
| 25 | Its management decided to start from first principles by developing critical success factors . |
| 26 | Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton 's father was Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton , first Baron Lytton as distinct from first Earl , and wrote some massive novels including Eugene Aram ( 3 vols. 1832 ) , The Last Days of Pompeii ( 3 vols. 1834 ) , The Caxtons ( 3 vols. 1849 ) and The Last of the Barons ( 1843 ) . |
| 27 | NEW mortgage deals this week include 7.45% fixed until December 94 from Chelsea Building Society and 8.49% from First Direct . |
| 28 | What it came down to was that Erlich had one last evening as an independent , and that from first light , from waffles and coffee time , he 'd be part of their team and doing their bidding . |
| 29 | Krashen presents a range of evidence supporting this hypothesis from first and second language acquisition work . |
| 30 | reduced sample pages from First Class |