If Ryanair gains control of Aer Lingus, it would mark the first time one of Europe's "legacy" -- or formerly state-owned -- carriers falls under the control of a low-cost pioneer.
The vote, due May 11, to decide who will head the federal government and the powerful administrations of the four provinces, would be the first time one elected federal government completes its term and hands power to other elected officials.
While the Kochs have long attracted the ire of liberal activists for underwriting the Tea Party and trying to kill clean air legislation, this was the first time one of their summits was greeted by a protest rally.
"21's" midway-point sales figures also mark another first in the SoundScan era -- it's the first time just one album has sold over a millioncopies in the year's first six months.
If the Japanese firm can keep up its momentum, this will be the first time that one of the Big Three has been overtaken by a foreign brand.
In what is surely a significant development, for the first time, one party commanded support of a majority of poll respondents.
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But this isn't the first time that one favorite has helped another.
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It is thought to be the first time that one of the big six energy firms has been prosecuted for using dishonest sales techniques.
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This race isn't close to being over, but for the first time, one of the candidates - Gilmore - seems to have a clear advantage.
In 1997 independent movies in the US came of age when for the first time not one major Hollywood studio had a film nominated for best picture.
If anything the movie may serve to introduce a new generation to a book that is best read for the first time in one's late teens or early 20s.
Joanna Argus, an Ohio woman in her late twenties who works as a fundraising consultant, found out about this for the first time when one of her clients called to ask about it.
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The Committee, which is holding its annual meeting in Sub-Saharan Africa for the first time, is one of the governing bodies of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
And of course there are plenty of weaklings in the GOP caucus in Congress who will quiver in their boots the first time some hack at one of the networks asks a sternly worded question.
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The first time you saw one it was strange, but then they became cool.
De Villota, who was driving the MR01 for the first time before the crash, is one of only two female drivers contracted to an F1 team.
Her tiny movements, such as bending over to closely examine a new item for the first time (even one that has no bearing on the game), give her a human feeling without treading into Uncanny Valley (where animation comes so close to actual human behavior that it causes discomfort).
The Toronto-based player won five PSA Tour titles last year and reclaimed the world number one spot for the first time in four years.
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Then in September, the Fed cut its key short-term interest rate for the first time since 2003 by one-half percentage point from 5.25 percent to 4.75 percent.
Collett has racked up impressive results at European junior level, but showed few signs of nerves as she performed for the first time at Badminton, one of the equestrian world's most prestigious three-day events.
The successful transmission is a significant achievement -- which Renaissance painter Leonardo da Vinci would have surely appreciated -- because it marks "the first time anyone has achieved one-way laser communication at planetary distances, " said principal investigator David Smith of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
In 1797, the Bank of England issued one pound notes for the first time.
By winning Sunday, the Knicks won the season series over the Celtics, a potential playoff opponent, three games to one the first time they have accomplished that feat since 2003-04.
With four years' effort, our Consumer PC business has become the world's number one in this segment for the first time.
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The inquest heard one of the first tasks she had to perform was to make one part-time teacher, Angela Mercer, redundant at the end of the school year - something she found difficult and which was having a "detrimental effect upon her".
It is not the first time the duo have tackled one of opera's most renowned works.
So on went the helmet - the first time I had ever worn one - and into battle I bravely strode.
For the first time there was more than one score between the sides and Ponty soon turned that into a 35-20 lead courtesy of Wyatt.
Mr. GUY ROCHEST (State Archivist): And for the first time, it appears that one could either win as a Democrat in Washoe County or lose close.
South African teenager Caster Semenya is favorite to win Wednesday's final as she qualified fastest, winning the first semifinal in a time of one minute 58.66 seconds.
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