Example sentences of "is not the first [adj] " in BNC.

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1 For this is not the first such episode .
2 This is not the first such row of recent times .
3 He is not the first Federal Reserve chairman to visit Moscow , but never can one have been paid as much attention .
4 I think it is only fair to point out that this is not the first major development on the Ringdufferin Road .
5 The Hall of Fame is not the first international honour awarded to Professor Solomons .
6 The quiteron is not the first superconducting device that engineers have considered for chips .
7 However , the Abu Dhabi office is not the first overseas-based venture for J&F Johnston .
8 The Deloitte fiasco is not the first big eight merger to fall apart and these ridiculous posturings must leave the clients , who are supposedly served by their auditors , completely baffled .
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