Example sentences of "[is] only the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that 's only the first act ! |
| 2 | It 's only the first day ’ |
| 3 | She said , ‘ It 's all right , it 's only the first call . |
| 4 | That 's only the first stage . |
| 5 | And that 's only the first step . |
| 6 | Establishing the existence of a reason for dismissal falling within the legislation is only the first hurdle upon which the employer has the burden of proof . |
| 7 | However , none of this makes up a complete education and training programme for a building surveyor : it is only the first part , the second being the professional training component culminating in the Test of Professional Competence . |
| 8 | Overall , getting computer records submitted as evidence in court is only the first aspect of the evidential requirements companies need to address when implementing an electronic documentation system ; getting the court to accept the contents as adequate proof , or a good record , is an even more important consideration . |
| 9 | Reforming the blasphemy law is only the first item on a lengthening Muslim agenda . |
| 10 | Arriving at a standard size for the microfloppies is only the first step towards a standard product . |
| 11 | The discovery of general laws of structure is only the first step in an interpretive process . |
| 12 | But this is only the first step . |
| 13 | But free fighting is only the first step on the road to real competition and , in order to instil confidence in students , it is performed according to set criteria . |
| 14 | It is often forgotten that the service of a notice determining the tenant 's tenancy under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , s25 , is only the first step in the process of recovering possession . |
| 15 | Colonel Richardson 's pain is only the first pain to make me feel dreadful ( why , oh why , do women take to guilt like ducks to water ? ) and most people wo n't be as nice as he was . |
| 16 | ‘ Volatility is only the first stage in measuring risk . |
| 17 | But that is only the first stage , the negative side of the matter . |
| 18 | Getting the enquiries procedure right is only the first stage in setting up a good media relation programme . |
| 19 | This is a weak test because an invitation to interview is only the first stage of selection . |
| 20 | Assigning children to levels within attainment targets is only the first stage in the ranking of children and schools which the government sought to establish . |
| 21 | But this is only the first stage of WEN 's campaign , and one element of the findings in The Sanitary Protection Scandal . |