Example sentences of "[is] the first [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Commission for Racial Equality has said that this is the first such ruling and extends the definition of unfair treatment , which may well influence other tribunals ' decisions in future . |
| 2 | It is believed that this is the first such interchange to be arranged between a British or a European social research group and one in the People 's Republic of China . |
| 3 | Police in Northumbria believe it is the first such attack on a house . |
| 4 | Fosse believe that the Advantage system is the first such system to be designed specifically for tennis and says that it has been its most successful introduction into the game with over 200 installations in the last four years . |
| 5 | The meeting , believed to have been suggested by the Soviet Union , is the first such encounter since 1971 . |
| 6 | Memorex Telex NV 's Peripherals Group in Milpitas , California has made good on its promise to offer a version of its 5100 Automated Tape Library for IBM Corp AS/400 9406 processors , and claims that it is the first such library in the AS/400 market . |
| 7 | It is the first such appeal , and it is made under the provisions of section 19A of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 , which section was incorporated into that Act by section 111 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 . |
| 8 | It 's the first such building to be bought by a new trust which has been set up to protect some of the country 's loveliest old places of worship . |
| 9 | It 's the first such attack in Gloucestershire , although other forces are investigating similar incidents . |