Example sentences of "first is [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 There is more than ground for the suspicion that throughout , the second focus of Ritschl 's ellipse is the dominant one , and the first is made subservient to it .
2 The first is to facilitate agreement between the parties on the settlement of the dispute on terms selected and agreed between them .
3 The first is to draw attention to what I and others believe to be clear injustices in the way in which he was treated before his death and the second is to expose the fact that the injustices faced by Mr. Docherty affect many others in similar circumstances , and are a direct consequence of Government policy .
4 The first is gaining access to the community in question .
5 The first is to make use of the rating services and have a rule that , say , you will only deposit money with a triple A bank , ie a bank with a credit rating of AAA .
6 The first is to increase production through new discoveries — the second is to encourage alternative fuels .
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