Example sentences of "has [prep] the first " in BNC.
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1 | The new hang has for the first time brought together the figures de fantaisie by Fragonard , the Louvre 's ninety-three Corots , thirty paintings by Chardin and thirteen by Watteau , as well as a rotating selection of the preparatory drawings by Le Brun for his decorative scheme for the Louvre . |
2 | For example , a recent act of Parliament has for the first time enabled citizens to own and operate radio stations . |
3 | For example , a recent act of Parliament has for the first time enabled citizens to own and operate radio stations . |
4 | We are very willing to accept that those parts of the judges ' visitorial jurisdiction which were not incident to the administration of justice in the courts passed down through the routes suggested by Sir William and Professor Baker , but in the context of the present case , where the court has for the first time to inquire into the particular function which is being performed , we are not satisfied that the whole of the visitorial jurisdiction passed by this route . |
5 | The UK government has for the first time ruled out the award of oil and gas exploration licences in certain areas on environmental grounds . |
6 | I accept that the law has from the first appearance of corporations , in the absence of any relevant statutory direction , considered the question of a corporation 's right to sue for defamation by reference to the nature of the corporation itself and the need for the corporation to protect its lawful activities and property . |
7 | Although love between human beings has in the first place a physical basis , in that two people are physically attracted to each other , ultimately it is not physical but mental . |