Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [prep] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although data does not appear at first sight to be a resource of the organisation , it certainly is a resource , as data is essential for the organisation to operate effectively . |
| 2 | The plants lumped together under the umbrella name of herbs do not appear at first glance to be essential to maintain life , but it is now becoming apparent that this concept could be wrong , and that herbs are as necessary as oxygen , though the ingredients they contribute , such as minerals and vitamins , may only be found in minute quantities . |
| 3 | Usually , the hard currency exchanged by foreign investors to pay wages , salaries and utility and other costs , has a significance in Second and Third World countries that it does not have in First World countries . |
| 4 | In the following months we shall examine some particular examples of renewable energy which have the potential for large-scale exploitation in the U.K. We will also examine at first hand the technology used in the design , construction and operation of modern wind turbines used to generate electricity . |
| 5 | Compared to this little middle-aged lot , we did n't get to first base ! |
| 6 | This does indeed seem at first sight to demonstrate that some of people 's most vivid , detailed and enduring memories are precisely the memories they have about situations in which they experienced high levels of emotional arousal . |
| 7 | This particular answer might however point at first sight to a development of the common law concept of compulsion , rather than recognition of the broad principle of justice by which Woolwich contends . |