Example sentences of "also the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Harter Act was also the first United States federal statute to specify what had to be stated in a bill of lading . |
| 2 | He was also the first sprinter in Britain to use starting blocks . |
| 3 | We were also the first sponsor of televised croquet in association with Granada TV and we have since launched a competition to stimulate schools involvement in this fascinating sport . |
| 4 | A Vietnamese airport official said they went through the usual passport and customs procedures and then boarded buses to Soc San reception centre which was also the first stop for almost 600 boat people who returned voluntarily from Hong Kong earlier this year . |
| 5 | Zenobia was also the first name of my paternal grandmother who lived and died in Nigeria and whom I never met . |
| 6 | It was also the first opportunity for the Sandinistas to assess their opposition role after losing elections in February 1990 to the right-wing National Opposition Union ( UNO ) coalition of President Violeta Chamorro de Barrios [ see p. 37236 ] . |
| 7 | It was also the first opportunity at national level for the electorate to deliver its verdict on the DLP , which had been formed by Roh in January 1990 through the merger of his minority ruling party with two of the three main opposition parties [ see pp. 37187-88 ] . |
| 8 | The ITT job of 1959 was also the first instance in which headhunting was shown for all to see as directly proving its value . |
| 9 | Bob Roberts is also the first UK film in years to ‘ fail ’ for being stuffed with too many ideas , marking Robbins as a fresh and major talent . |
| 10 | It was also the first occasion on which the bishop of Rome is known to have invoked the text of Matthew 16 : 18 to justify his primatial jurisdiction . |
| 11 | One eighteenth-century author , E. Smith , whose Complete Housewife , published in 1727 , was also the first cookery book to be printed in America , claimed that her Everlasting Syllabubs would remain in perfect condition for nine or ten days , although at their best after three or four . |
| 12 | Deutsch has also made arrangements with King 's College Cambridge and the Society of Authors , acting on behalf of the estate of E M Forster , to renew and continue publication of the Abinger Edition of E M Forster , which will include not only some of the earlier works , but also the first publication of material contained in the King 's College Forster archives . |
| 13 | He was also the first man to use the word ‘ Americanism ’ in 1781 . |
| 14 | The SLEJF is also the first NGO from Sri Lanka to be awarded this UN accolade . |
| 15 | Less surprisingly , she is also the first Green . |
| 16 | The Scots were also the first home union to introduce a fully competitive league programme , which they did in season 1973/74 . |
| 17 | It is also the first system to use self-optimisation of the burner position for flame AA and automatic method development for graphite furnace AA . |
| 18 | He was also the first chairman of the colleges ' committee set up after the 1962 report of the commission on the relationship between the colleges and university , chaired by the first Baron Bridges [ q.v . ] . |
| 19 | ‘ He was also the first sportsman to become a celebrity . |
| 20 | In that year also the first Boulestin restaurant was opened in Leicester Square . |
| 21 | Also the first lockgates are at Sutton . |
| 22 | He was also the first person to use coal gas for lighting purposes . |
| 23 | It was also the first time he had driven with navigator John Anthony , a retired fire officer from South Nutfield . |
| 24 | It 's also the first time that outsiders have been allowed into their close-knit community . |
| 25 | It was also the first time that her 21-year-old adopted daughter Soon-Yi , Allen 's new lover , was not at the traditional family meal . |
| 26 | But this is also the first time that a young doctor takes on daily clinical responsibility for patients ' care , and in reality the service element provided by preregistration house officers underpins the medical care provided in many of our hospitals . |
| 27 | Also the first time you realised how unlikely your crime was ever to be discovered . |
| 28 | This is also the first time that the Under-Secretary of State , the hon. Member for Maidstone ( Miss Widdecombe ) , has been allowed out to speak from the Treasury Bench in the Chamber . |
| 29 | ‘ It was also the first time that steam , which is the lifeblood of THORP was introduced into the highly active area . ’ |
| 30 | It marked the dedication of a new city church … but it was also the first time a Roman Catholic cardinal had preached before the Monarch since the time of Henry The Eighth . |