Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The X Business Group rates DEC third in X-terminal shipments for the first quarter of 1992 , after Network Computing Devices Inc and HP . |
| 2 | ‘ Heavens no , ’ agreed Julia , thinking about the Easter plans for the first time that evening . |
| 3 | Boots The chemist are to open pharmacy concessions for the first time in seven JS branches in late July . |
| 4 | In 1979 I went to the English Schools Championships for the first time , to run in the 200 metres for London . |
| 5 | Sir : Eurotunnel 's latest revenue forecasts for the first year of the tunnel 's operation are virtually unchanged from the forecasts made a year ago , and the long-term forecasts are up . |
| 6 | HGCA figures for the first half of the 1992–93 season show Ipswich exporting ten per cent of all British wheat . |
| 7 | The King meets with opposition leaders for the first time . |
| 8 | Foreign investors were allowed direct access into domestic stock markets for the first time from June 5 . |
| 9 | ‘ Live ’ delivered a hit single in ‘ No Woman No Cry ’ and put Marley into the album charts for the first time . |
| 10 | In a major government reorganization in Croatia on Aug. 1 Tudjman included opposition politicians for the first time in a new " government of democratic unity " which continued to be dominated by the Croatian Democratic Union ( HDZ ) with 11 out of 27 posts . |
| 11 | And although attendance during the rainy season was poor , the company 's projection of 11m visitors for the first year has not proved far from the mark . |
| 12 | A PUBLIC inquiry today could make legal history as the Nature Conservancy Council attempts for the first time to purchase compulsorily a farmer 's land to protect a rich wildlife habitat . |
| 13 | This established licensing hours for the first time , and put brewers on the defensive . |
| 14 | Well the difference between these two sides was a Newcastle born mid-fielder , by the name of Paul Gascoigne ; not only did he score two second half goals for the first division club , but he dominated proceedings in mid-field . |
| 15 | The right results could see the East Anglians overhaul faltering favourites Blackburn Rovers for the first time . |
| 16 | These will allow Chinese enterprises independent decision-making powers for the first time and allow them to compete with each other in the marketplace . |
| 17 | The effects of this move were that in 1990 Hungary 's trade with the European Communities ( EC ) was expected to exceed that with Hungary 's COMECON partners for the first time . |
| 18 | Major institutional investors felt the deal gave too much to Mr Ritblat , his family and British Land management — New British Land was to be paid £15million a year in management charges for the first three years , coming down to £10million as properties were sold . |
| 19 | The chairman , Anthony Vice , said : ‘ The management results for the first two months of 1993 show a small improvement in the United Kingdom and the United States , but this has been offset by the effects of recession in Germany . ’ |
| 20 | Alongside the new universities themselves , starting their degree courses from scratch and employing large numbers of sometimes rather dubiously qualified new lecturers , there was a parallel development in the polytechnics , many of them offering degree courses for the first time , and devising courses in subjects such as literature , languages , and philosophy that had nothing whatever to do with the technology-based courses for which they had first been invented . |
| 21 | We can also see some colleges and institutes of higher education , in trying to develop distinctive degree courses for the first time , taking pride in acting as ‘ coherent , self-critical academic communities ’ when difficult choices are made in determining where effort and scarce resources are best applied in the short term . |
| 22 | The Polish government has published figures on lead emissions for the first time . |
| 23 | Finally , to help you formulate your business plans and guide you through the first years , The Institute of Business counsellors is offering ten business counselling sessions for the first three prize winners and five each for the three runners-up . |
| 24 | The Santa Cruz Operation Inc is sidling up even closer to Compaq Computer Corp , following the signing of a worldwide OEM agreement which will see Compaq putting all SCO products through its marketing channels for the first time . |
| 25 | Being £1,000 cheaper than the more powerful direct injection diesel Audi 80 TDI , the 80 TD brings the Audi 80 saloon within reach of many diesel buyers for the first time . |
| 26 | The never-say-die 69 year-old widower is also taking piano lessons for the first time . |
| 27 | Increased tax allowances for the first year of new businesses is an encouragement but not a positive help for firms which are not going to pay tax anyway — because they are losing money . |
| 28 | The induction was particularly important as both trainees will be working away from Wood Group premises for the first two years with the Group . |
| 29 | The results for Drouot salerooms for the first six months of 1992 proved to be almost ten per cent down on those of 1991 , a clear case of bad to worse which the Paris auctioneers said showed the art market had ‘ stabilised ’ . |
| 30 | In the depth of the recession , with the motor industry suffering more than most , Rover is introducing night shifts for the first time in three years . |