• The first Act passed by the Assembly, the first visit by the Welsh government and the Assembly to the Supreme Court in London, the first woman elected to lead Plaid, the first tranche of the Silk Commission's work done and - they hope - not left on a shelf to be dusted in years to come.

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  • Bush said at a historic news conference in May in the White House briefing room -- the first ever by a first lady.

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  • Twice Jo was sent clear on goal, first by Tim Cahill and then by Steven Pienaar, but first the Brazilian shot straight at keeper Petr Cech and then he slipped at the vital moment, fluffing his effort wide of goal.

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  • News of Yahoo's bid was first reported by AllThingsD, while the bids from KKR and Silver Lake were first reported by Bloomberg.

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  • The numbers are preliminary, with Dell planning to restate its results for fiscal 2003 through the first quarter of 2007 by the first week of November.

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  • They can look to Jennifer Grieves, who made history by becoming the first woman Marine One aircraft commander, and by commanding the first-ever flight with an all-female crew -- I remember this -- proudly carrying my husband from the White House to Andrews Air Force Base back in July.

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  • The community continues the tradition of worship first that was first established by St Columba 1, 450 years ago.

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  • First conceived by Dr Douglas Engelbart and aided by Bill English -- who would later design the first "ball mouse" -- at the Stanford Research Institute in 1965, the mouse was first used commercially by Xerox in their "Star Workstation" computer made in 1981.

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  • Possibly 2K softened us up by first mooting a first-person shooter based on the X-Com narrative (in short, aliens invade Earth, and are opposed by a shadowy transnational agency).

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  • Members of the Scottish cabinet arrived at 1310 led by Acting First Minister Jim Wallace, who was accompanied by David Trimble, the First Minister of Northern Ireland.

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  • In the 1950s, when the first artificial satellites were being launched, first by the Russians then by the United States, Mr Pierce calculated that 25 of them, suitably placed, could provide almost continuous communication around the world by bouncing signals from continent to continent.

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  • Bids for the Greater Western franchise, which combines the services currently offered by First Great Western, First Great Western Link and Wessex Trains, must be submitted by September.

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  • This is our grievous position in the United States today, trapped in the status quo by first consequences, by what we can see, due to a cause that we cannot even see.

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  • The hero, Swofford himself (Jake Gyllenhaal), gets pounded by officers, first by a drill instructor and then by the sergeant (Jamie Foxx) who heads his special Marine unit, and hazed by his buddies.

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  • The first permit after that was demonstrated by the first company or consortium of companies which was granted in February.

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  • The fact that Mr Blair did not reply to Mr Salmond's first letter personally is being seen by the first minister as another snub.

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  • New Venture Partners has joined with the Dutch electronics giant to spin off several companies based on technology first developed by Philips Research, with the first collaboration, Liquavista, being announced today.

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  • The catacombs of Rome, which date back to the 1st Century and were among the first ever built, were constructed as underground tombs, first by Jewish communities and then by Christian communities.

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  • He struck first by having Kyle Coetzer caught at first slip for six and won an lbw verdict against Qasim Sheikh with his next delivery.

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  • The product was brought to the state by first generation immigrant Costas Mastoras, first-generation immigrant and owner and founder of Optima and Titan Foods in Astoria, Queens.

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  • This move by Citigroup is also the first by a major global bank to expand retail banking services in India since 2008 with many competitors like Barclays, UBS and JPMorgan scaling down retail and private banking operations in recent years.

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  • Sir Ranulph was the first man to visit both the North and South Poles by foot and the first to completely cross Antarctica by foot.

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  • In May, auto industry officials and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Energy Department discussed potential dangers faced by first responders from electrical charges produced by hybrid and electric cars.

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  • He was the first man to visit both the North and South Pole by land and the first to completely cross the Antarctic by foot.

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  • Magalhaes was one of the first to exit the building, and admits that she felt she was overreacting at first by screaming and running out.

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  • The winning party was that of Megawati Sukarnoputri, daughter of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno, and staunch critic of the regime that succeeded him, which was led first by President Suharto and then by his chosen successor, President B.

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  • Slumping Mets first baseman Ike Davis slid deeper into his monthlong funk, going 0 for 3 and being called for interference in the field when he was clipped at first by Joey Votto, who was making a turn toward second base in the Reds' three-run first inning.

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  • The address was Mr. Thompson's first significant policy speech and first detailed proposal by any of the serious mayoral candidates about how to tackle crime in the city.

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