Example sentences of "be the first us [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The probe would be the first US craft to visit Mars since 1976 . |
| 2 | ‘ George Bush to be the first US President to visit a free Cuba ’ headlines the far-right Miami Diario de las Americas , carrying , on its inside page , details of how to phone Cuba and send over food parcels , as well as where to register your confiscated property for repossession after the regime has gone . |
| 3 | Between 400 and 500 Iraqi troops were reported captured during the fighting , while 31 US personnel were described as missing or captured , including a female Marine who was thought to be the first US woman soldier to be captured by an enemy force . |
| 4 | Digital Equipment Corp is the first US computer major to open a wholly owned subsidiary in Romania , its seventh in the old Eastern Bloc . |
| 5 | The MMI was the first US index option to be traded outside the US , and is specifically designed to enable European investors to deal in US stocks before Wall Street opens . |
| 6 | It was the first US test of the prince 's popularity since his split from the Princess of Wales . |