Example sentences of "point in the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | He felt that the market reached its lowest point in the first half of last year and that a number of signs now pointed to returning confidence : a low unsold ( bi ) rate of 13% ( by value ) so far this year as compared to 21% for this time last year , together with stronger bidding in sales this year . |
| 2 | Then , for systematic sampling , we select the sample members to be every tenth unit on the list starting from a randomly selected point in the first ten . |
| 3 | Theoretically , most referees are supposed to look for full points in the first instance and half-points afterwards . |
| 4 | They ought to have pocketed three points in the first half-hour but Tony Adams , a more threatening centre-forward on his forays than the current Alan Smith , missed the target with two headers and David Rocastle let Dave Beasant save a penalty , much as the stretch-version keeper had done for Wimbledon in the 1988 FA Cup final . |
| 5 | If the CBSO strings failed to assert themselves strongly enough in the overall balance at certain crucial points in the first movement , they certainly approached the textural problems of the adagio with great sensitivity and , when it came to them , phrased the main theme as eloquently as the clarinet had done on its first appearance . |
| 6 | Swedish international Henrik Gustafsson won two of the last three heats to give King 's Lynn a 47–43 success over Swindon , who had struck with maximum points in the first race from Mitch Shirra and Standing . |
| 7 | Colchester only scored six points in the first set but held off the Nomads for more than 27 minutes thanks to solid defence . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm just really happy I was able to come back in the second and third sets , ’ said Sukova , who held three set points in the first set , including two in the tie-break , before Sanchez took the decider 9–7 . |
| 9 | Brannen came from behind to snatch a World Student Games bronze medal at the same track last July and remains confident of overhauling Kruger , a training partner as well as chief rival , who amassed 4,012 points in the first five events . |
| 10 | With the gale and hail at his back , Bradford and Bingley 's flyhalf Peter Rutledge scored all their points in the first half , converting his own try and succeeding with four penalty goals . |
| 11 | With the gale and hail at his back , Bradford and Bingley 's flyhalf Peter Rutledge scored all their points in the first half , converting his own try and succeeding with four penalty goals . |
| 12 | Harrogate scored all their points in the first half with a try by their Yorkshire scrum half , Guy Easterby , from a blind side scrum move , Steve Baker touching down a try following a tap penalty move . |
| 13 | INVESTORS took their cue yesterday from the generally dubious reaction of the media to the Budget and the FT-SE 100-Share Index fell 36 points in the first 15 minutes of trading before staging a partial rally to close 29.4 lower on the day at 2,889.9 , 100 points below its all-time high two weeks ago . |
| 14 | World No1 Hendry held too many aces for the second-season professional , who scored 51 points in the first frame , eight in the third and none in the other three . |