Example sentences of "[noun sg] to the first [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , there had been the challenge posed by the calls for an international working-class opposition to the First World War . |
| 2 | Bourgeois literature was unequivocally condemned on three counts : first , for its failure to voice opposition to the First World War , a failure in other words to disclose the true reality of the war as an imperialist struggle ; secondly , for its refusal to offer an accurate depiction of the Soviet revolution , a failure explained as the cowardly refusal of the bourgeois writer to disclose the deepening crisis of capitalism after 1929 , a crisis highlighted by the success of the five year plan in the Soviet Union ; finally , for its refusal to face up to the growing threat of fascism . |
| 3 | Lovat had gone , probably tied to a stretcher , placed on a jeep and taken at full speed to the First Aid post . |
| 4 | Despite Microsoft Corp 's efforts to promote Object Linking and Embedding 2.0 , leading developers are resisting a move to the first beta version of the development kit for both technical and competitive reasons , PC Week reports . |
| 5 | It was Geoteam Exploration 's first 3D seismic survey for BP and he paid tribute to the first class performance of the Nordic Explorer and staff . |
| 6 | The distinctive characteristic of these writers was their belief in progress : the belief , in particular , that the system of international relations that had given rise to the First World War was capable of being transformed into a fundamentally more peaceful and just world order ; that under the impact of the awakening of democracy , the growth of the ‘ international mind ’ , the development of the League of Nations , the good works of men of peace or the enlightenment spread by their own teachings , it was in fact being transformed ; and that their responsibility as students of international relations was to assist this march of progress to overcome the ignorance , the prejudices , the ill-will , and the sinister interests that stood in its way . |
| 7 | The German propaganda machine — and Hitler himself in his speeches — continued , of course , to hammer home the theme that , in contrast to the First World War , Front and Heimat were indivisibly united , and the bonds between leadership and people unbreakable . |
| 8 | There were increasing clashes between the Russians and the minority peoples on the issue in the run-up to the First World War . |
| 9 | It has fine balusters and a door to the first floor room behind . |
| 10 | Dusty will have overall responsibility for all of the club 's rugby from the youth to the first team squad . |
| 11 | In particular , the period drum gives off a dismal rattle that haunts the slow movement and makes the transition to the first movement recapitulation even more arresting than usual . |
| 12 | Moving away from the terrace , broad steps drop down past a rose and herb bed edged with low growing box to the first lawn level , which would make an ideal play area . |
| 13 | The casualties were carried past our position on their way to the First Aid post . |
| 14 | The first , from the end of the nineteenth century to the First World War , was characterized by rapid scientific and technological advance , the growth of large corporations and trusts , as well as large financial institutions which played an increasingly important role in the economy , and growing tension and conflict between the leading European imperialist powers . |
| 15 | International relations in Europe from the middle of the nineteenth century to the First World War were more and more influenced by several factors which , if not always new , were growing rapidly in importance . |
| 16 | the first coupon payment , which consists of the interest accrued from the settlement date to the first payment date , . |
| 17 | The mid-terraced property in Snowdrop Street , Liverpool 15 will be of special appeal to the first time buyer and is close to all local amenities . |
| 18 | Attributing value to the first team squad |