Example sentences of "been [verb] as the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had referred to Mr Donovan because he had been targeted as the first victim of the campaign in Britain . |
| 2 | It had referred to Mr Donovan because he had been targeted as the first victim of the campaign in Britain . |
| 3 | In the post-1945 period , national liberation has been seen as the first line of rebellion against capitalism . |
| 4 | Delivery of RAF Spitfires to the Mediterranean by the Wasp has been cited as the first large-scale act of co-operation between British and American forces during World War Two . |
| 5 | Education and training for members have been identified as the first priority . |
| 6 | Conversely , to enter the chemical laboratory envisaged in 1606 by Andreas Libavius — a respectable Lutheran humanist , critic of the Paracelsians , and author of what has been described as the first chemical textbook — would be to enter an open house in which the products of the furnace were investigated with a sense of responsibility for the welfare of one 's fellow men . |
| 7 | Plans for setting up the Newbolt Committee were initiated in the course of an unprecedented mobilization of the whole population to sustain what has been described as the first " total " war effort . |
| 8 | In 1833 J. C. Loudon , who has been described as the first architectural journalist , announced that the ‘ great object ’ of his Encyclopaedia of Cottage , Farm and Villa Architecture was ‘ to show how the dwellings of the whole mass of society may be equalized in point of all essential comforts , conveniences and beauties ’ . |
| 9 | This has been described as the first ‘ social laboratory ’ where children can experiment with relationships and learn to cope with change , envy , competitiveness and rivalry — things that will help them to develop social skills . |
| 10 | In what has been described as the first case of its kind in Britain , Greenpeace is taking the chemical concern ICI to court , accusing it of illegally discharging pollutants . |
| 11 | According to a recent Hollywood Reporter piece , the Runt is currently labelless but has been working on a project which has been hailed as the first interactive album . |
| 12 | The agreement has been hailed as the first of a series intended to tackle the chronic industrial pollution problems of eastern Germany . |