Example sentences of "[is] [adj] for the first " in BNC.

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1 And I think a significant point is that for the first time in ninety three we were likely to take something in , in relation to B Sky B.
2 This is usual for the first week after a strike but it would not surprise me if things began to happen later in the week .
3 The fourth attribute demanded by George Corner , that of understanding , is possible for the first time in the history of civilization ; but it is a possibility which so far is available to only a small minority of specialists .
4 The risk of death is high for the first year of life , falls sharply to reach a minimum during the teens then climbs , especially from middle age onwards .
5 You want something that 's universal for the first one .
6 Higher rate of SMP is payable for the first six weeks of her absence .
7 Sheffield Wednesday 's chief goalscorer made it nine from 13 games in the defeat of QPR but later revealed he is happy for the first time this season .
8 For joint borrowers , protection is available for the first named party to the account — usually the main earner — but cover is available for both .
9 He is available for the first working party meeting on Monday 18th January , and I suggest it is held in Aberystwyth at 2pm .
10 In these 239 murals , covering a surface of 1,585 square metres , there are traces of many influences making up a popular and forceful imagery : ‘ The codices , pre-conquest sculpture , popular art , the study of living people , the colour of nature as well as the paintings of the misnamed Italian Primitives , together with the modern artistic tendencies to which Rivera himself had contributed during his stay in France , all went to form his own peculiar style , which is apparent for the first time in these frescoes . ’
11 If ( x 1 , … , x n ) is optimal for the first objective function , this implies that , if , then we impose the constraint .
12 If you are in current practice with aerotowing , a high launch is worthwhile for the first flight .
13 Perhaps a million or more Americans now make their own brew , which is tax-free for the first 200 gallons a year .
14 Er , the this generator er ran into some development difficulties er a while ago and er Eurofighter chose , say I say , a a standby or an alternative generator which is suitable for the first three prototypes and er again the cost of that particular delay will fall to industry .
15 Once LIFESPAN knows about its media types , available units and has some media items available for use ( ie. in State 2 ) , it is ready for the first Offline run .
16 A ‘ lie-in ’ of one to two hours but no more is permissible for the first day or so .
17 To examine this shift , we return to the first order condition , equation ( 16 ) , which can now be rewritten as The term in square brackets is positive for the first order condition for a maximum to hold .
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