Example sentences of "was [verb] as a first " in BNC.
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| 1 | A small sponge filter was placed in the tank and infusoria was fed as a first food . |
| 2 | The South-West — whose Bath-Bristol-Gloucester resources have appeared in the past to resemble rugby 's equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle — are set on improving their disappointing Divisional Championship record , and their success against Leinster in Dublin last week was seen as a first step in the right direction . |
| 3 | For the pacifists of the ILP , however , the Memorandum was seen as a first stage in the creation of a new diplomacy from below ; ‘ our own proclamations … our own diplomacy … our own international meetings ’ , as MacDonald had said at the Leeds Convention . |
| 4 | This was seen as a first step towards integrating the Soviet economy with international financial institutions , although this did not permit Soviet participation in GATT 's current multilateral Uruguay Round of trade discussions . |
| 5 | The CP acceptance of the offer was seen as a first step to its entering the CODESA process . |
| 6 | I believe it was canvassed as a first stage towards total ‘ Danu-isation ’ of the conflict , internalisation of the war . |