Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] of [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took the torch , using it freely now because speed was of the first importance , and stealth of none at all , and went on down the slippery path towards the thick box hedge , behind which the invisible red roof hung , representing help and companionship . |
| 2 | The support Peter de Montfort gave Earl Simon was of the first importance . |
| 3 | The silk was of the first order , better than one could obtain nowadays , and had kept in good condition over the years . |
| 4 | As in the case of the early home-grown British firms , many of the Big Four's consultants were of the first two types of headhunter we have identified : either the aristocrat with the old-boy network contacts or the practical selection and management consultant type whose experience was more in personnel than commerce and industry . |
| 5 | Psychology was of the first so it was ‘ still learning what the definition of psychology should be ’ . |