Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After years of anticipation , the Taiwanese-backed NuTek USA Corp in Cupertino , California has finally come down to the wire with its Macintosh-compatible technology : the company claims that it has developed the first machine that emulates the Macintosh without requiring installation of Apple Computer Inc 's proprietary ROMs . |
| 2 | Ottawa , Canada-based , ObjecTime Ltd , a Canadian Bell Northern Research Inc subsidiary , claims it has developed the first Unix object-oriented CASE tool for real-time applications , ObjecTime . |
| 3 | ENGLAND 'S 1973–74 Test series in West Indies had many things to savour : Sobers became the first man to score 8000 Test runs . |
| 4 | Woodbury , New York-based Cablevision Systems Corp says it has completed the first stage of its electronic superhighway to homes , businesses and institutions in the New York metropolitan area : the $300m project , scheduled for completion in 1995 , involves installation of over 3,000 miles of fibre network . |
| 5 | These provide a means for lexicographers to review and amend dictionary material which has completed the first stage of processing , as well as a facility for the transfer of portions of the dictionary material to a typesetting and composition operator . |
| 6 | Working for the Giunti publishing house , Boskovits again has edited the first volume of The Origins of Florentine Painting by R. Offner ( L230,000 ) . |
| 7 | Intergraph Corp has reported a first quarter net loss of $7.7m after a gain of $2.5m on a change in the way tax is accounted for and a pre-tax restructuring charge of $2.6m , against a profit last time of $2.9m , on turnover that rose 1.8% at $282.1m . |
| 8 | General Automation Inc has reported a first quarter net loss of $290,000 down from a loss last time of $594,000 , after tax credits of $225,000 this time , $38,000 last , on turnover that rose 0.4% at $11.1m . |
| 9 | Televideo Systems Inc has reported a first quarter net loss of $49,000 after an investment gain of $853,000 from an affiliate , against a profit last time of $50,000 , on turnover down 25.7% at $4.0m . |
| 10 | Data Translation Inc has reported a first quarter net loss of $983,000 , up from a loss last time of $603,000 , on turnover that rose 10.9% at $8.6m . |
| 11 | Volt Information Sciences Inc has reported a first quarter net loss of $1.8m , struck after $959,000 in gains from the cumulative effect of an accounting change , down from losses of $3.9m last time , on turnover that rose 10% to $124.6m . |
| 12 | VLSI Technology Inc has reported a first quarter net loss of $2.1m against a profit last time of $225,000 on turnover that rose 11.9% to $117.3m . |
| 13 | Conner Peripherals Inc has reported a first quarter net loss of $22.5m against a profit last time of $24.6m on turnover that rose 26.5% at $558.3m . |
| 14 | International Business Machines Corp , IBM , has reported a first quarter net loss of $285,000 against a profit last time of $2,540m , which was struck after a gain of $1,900m from an accounting change , on turnover that fell 7.0% at $13,058m . |
| 15 | AT&T Co has reported a first quarter net loss of $5,641m after a $7,020m charge for the accounting change on post-retirement benefits , and a gain of $383 for a tax accounting change , against a profit last time of $883m on turnover up 2.2% at $15,719m . |
| 16 | Intergraph Corp has reported a first quarter net loss of $7.7m after a gain of $2.5m on a change in the way tax is accounted for and a pre-tax restructuring charge of $2.6m , against a profit last time of $2.9m , on turnover that rose 1.8% at $282.1m . |
| 17 | Control Data Systems Inc has reported a first quarter net profit of $1.3m against a loss last time of $6.7m on turnover that fell 13.0% at $102.7m . |
| 18 | IPL Systems Inc has reported a first quarter net loss of $1.4m after a $121,000 gain for the effect of an accounting change , against a profit last time of $1.4m , on turnover that crashed 47.6% at $5.9m . |
| 19 | Kendall Square Research Corp has reported a first quarter net profit of $250,000 against a loss last time of $4.5m , on turnover of $11.4m against just $1.9m last time ; net earnings per share were $0.02 . |
| 20 | Radius Inc has reported a first quarter net loss of $5.3m , against a $2.3m profit last time on sales that crashed 28.1% to $30.8m . |
| 21 | Sprint Corp has reported a first quarter net loss of $23.6m , struck after a $12.3m loss from discontinued operations , against a profit last time of $106.3m , on turnover that rose 8.7% at $2,728m . |
| 22 | Ceridian Corp has reported a first quarter net profit of $12.9m , compared with a loss last time of $34.1m , which included a loss from discontinued operations of $13.2m and a $41.8m charge from an accounting change , on turnover that increased 8.8% at $224.4m ; net earnings per share were $30 . |
| 23 | Amdahl Corp has reported a first quarter net loss of $239.7m , struck after a $243m restructuring charge for lay-offs , against a profit last time of $4.4m , on turnover that slumped 23.5% at $380.7m . |
| 24 | Sequoia Systems Inc has reported a first quarter net loss of $3.0m after a charge of $3.3m for the preliminary settlement of the class action suit against it on turnover that slumped 37.9% at $9.6m . |
| 25 | Zeos International Ltd has reported a first quarter net loss of $3.3m , up from a loss last time of $1.9m , which was struck after a tax credit of $1.4m , on turnover that rose 2.2% at $60.4m . |
| 26 | Computervision Corp has reported a first quarter net loss of $10.4m , down from a pro forma loss last time of $26.1m , on turnover down 19.3% at $220.9m . |
| 27 | Gateway Communications Inc has reported a first quarter net loss of $474,000 after a $128,000 restructuring charge , against a profit last time of $408,000 on turnover that slumped 50.5% at $3.3m . |
| 28 | IntelliCorp Inc has reported a first quarter net loss of $705,000 , down from a loss last time of $1.3m on turnover that rose 8.1% at $2.8m . |
| 29 | Cray Computer Corp has reported a first quarter net loss of $11.5m , down from a loss last time of $13.9m , on turnover that was unchanged at $83,000 . |
| 30 | TOP Smokebuster Karen MacGregor has won a first class trip on an Intercity 225 for helping her mother quit smoking . |