Example sentences of "marked the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conviction of Shinto , after a 20-month trial , marked the first occasion on which a court had ruled that the Recruit shares had been intended as a bribe . |
| 2 | It marked the first occasion on which the UK had taken steps to grant political asylum to a refugee from another Western country . |
| 3 | The agreement was reached in the face of one of the worst droughts in the region this century [ see p. 38755 ] and marked the first occasion on which South Africa and members of the SADCC had agreed to co-operate economically . |
| 4 | However , the Family Allowances Act 1945 marked the first scheme of allowances to benefit all families with two or more children irrespective of the employment status of either mother or father and without proof of need or evidence of contributions . |
| 5 | Nevertheless it marked the first step — though only that — in the restoration of royal coinage inside West Francia . |
| 6 | The visit marked the first step towards improved relations between the two countries since the suspension in October 1990 of US military aid [ see p. 37764 ] . |
| 7 | The accord marked the first application of the so-called " Brady plan " designed to encourage voluntary debt reduction schemes [ see pp. 36541-42 ; 37016-17 ] . |
| 8 | The case marked the first use of the Organized Crime Control Act of New York State in connection with fraud on Wall Street 's financial markets . |
| 9 | That marked the first time that solar neutrons were detected on the ground . |
| 10 | But because of his private trainer status Sibton Abbey 's win on Saturday marked the first time Murphy 's name had been credited as trainer of a big race winner . |
| 11 | When Norman recruited Sir Ian McGregor , this marked the first time in Britain that a nationalised industry chief had been appointed through executive search . |
| 12 | It marked the first time that an Offshore Division production platform has been used to process oil or natural gas from a third party well . |
| 13 | Monday marked the first time he spoke from the Oval Office , sitting at John F Kennedy 's desk , on a national holiday celebrating George Washington 's birthday . |
| 14 | Though he recalled once scoring a hat-trick for Toronto Blizzard , Nicholl 's two goals against Dunfermline marked the first time in his senior career that the Irishman had notched a double in top-class football . |
| 15 | This marked the first launch of its kind in China . |