Example sentences of "[noun pl] [is] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This representative , beautifully chosen collection of Faure songs is the first issue to appear since her announcement , and it whets the appetite for many more . |
| 2 | The prison officer using his eyes and ears is the first security patrol . |
| 3 | ( Notice in our paraphrase that the key factor , phrase or words is the first thing we refer to . |
| 4 | ‘ Behind the books is the first place she 'll hunt . ’ |
| 5 | See what I 'm saying is the key task if you break it down is what are the key elements is the first way of identifying a trainee . |
| 6 | The City Zones is the first band with the Abergele-based Fast Tracks Records to achieve 2,000 sales . |
| 7 | Getting acceptance of the technical specification by these functions is the first hurdle for the project manager ; the process should be viewed as a form of insurance that the proposals are not going to give rise to problems in these areas , not as unwarranted interference with the job . |
| 8 | Implementation involves a series of related tasks : so the dissemination of ideas is the first necessity to prepare people to accept change , understand what it involves and why it is worth making . |
| 9 | Marking up the priorities is the first step to consideration of the means to attack them . |
| 10 | Collection of ground control point coordinates is the first stage in the geometric correction of an image ( see text for discussion ) . |
| 11 | Within the trees is the first highlight of the journey , Marble Steps Pot . |
| 12 | ‘ We have been considering a move into the US coal industry for some time and the acquisition of these mines is the first step in establishing the foundations of a new high quality business for RTZ in the USA , ’ he said . |
| 13 | Realizing the importance of schemas and scripts is the first step , but that in itself gets us nowhere unless we push on to consider how a manager can discover what schemas actually exist and , if they are inappropriate , how to change them . |
| 14 | UARS is the first stage of Nasa 's Mission to Planet Earth , a 15-year global research programme aimed at studying the Earth " as a complete environmental system " . |
| 15 | Learning the needs of horses is the first step in discovering their emotions , and understanding their behaviour . |
| 16 | Knowing the facts is the first priority . |