Example sentences of "is [adv] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We would do well to look at the life of the one who is arguably the first church planter ; the apostle Peter . |
| 2 | Mastering the handwriting of the Tudor and Stuart eras is merely the first step in tackling these documents . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Reforming the blasphemy law is only the first item on a lengthening Muslim agenda . |
| 7 | Arriving at a standard size for the microfloppies is only the first step towards a standard product . |
| 8 | The discovery of general laws of structure is only the first step in an interpretive process . |
| 9 | But this is only the first step . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ Volatility is only the first stage in measuring risk . |
| 14 | But that is only the first stage , the negative side of the matter . |
| 15 | Getting the enquiries procedure right is only the first stage in setting up a good media relation programme . |
| 16 | This is a weak test because an invitation to interview is only the first stage of selection . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | But this is only the first stage of WEN 's campaign , and one element of the findings in The Sanitary Protection Scandal . |
| 19 | There are little tricks , for example , if it 's a time clause , when you think to yourself oh God it 's one of those lists , you sit down and calm yourself , take a Valium or whatever it is and just apply yourselves to that , right , what the next point is so the first thing I want you to do is stop at this time clause , when you realize it 's a time clause I want you to go trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot to the main verb , alright ? |
| 20 | Whilst such an interpretation of three-dimensional spaces may create a slightly confused image when all three laminas are visible , it is perhaps the first step towards full modelling . |
| 21 | Though understanding is perhaps the first step . |
| 22 | The concentration of neurons in ganglia is perhaps the first step towards building a brain , but even the appearance of a large head ganglion does not ensure that brains of the sort that humans and other mammals possess are the only design solution that can result . |
| 23 | For some people this is literally the first time they have thought about and felt sensual responses in their own body . |
| 24 | As internal partitions and old seating are removed in favour of connected raised levels of hardwood balustrades and matching chairs , the uniqueness of the pub is generally the first casualty . |
| 25 | This is generally the first meeting which the newly-elected councillor will attend after his election . |
| 26 | Stephen Duck , however , is not the first instance of a labouring class poet in the eighteenth century . |
| 27 | But it is not the first case where an Australasian entrepreneur , hailed as a hero when things are going well , has found himself brought to earth with an ignominious bump when the going gets tough . |
| 28 | Clozapine is not the first treatment for schizophrenia to be hailed as a significant advance , nor is it the first to raise ethical dilemmas . |
| 29 | It is not the first occasion that I have had to accept the disappointment of missing an international . |
| 30 | Ballesteros is not the first person to be challenged by the complexities of life . |