The study is said to be the first to examine in detail measurements of bone strength instead of bone density.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

It would be the first of seven trips that she would make to the area in the next forty-seven years.

VOA: special.2010.01.17

But he was also right that it would be the first step toward ending slavery in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.05.10

But Doctor Wilber says catheter ablation is not meant to be the first treatment choice for atrial fibrillation.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

The hepatitis B vaccine is considered to be the first medicine that can protect people against liver cancer.

VOA: special.2010.11.16

"So you guys are going to be the first example this summer of really encouraging kids to move.

VOA: special.2010.06.07

The agreement,once it takes effect, will be the first under international law to target just this problem.

VOA: special.2009.12.08

The U.N.Office on Drugs and Crime says Kenya has agreed to be the first nation in the area to try Somali piracy suspects.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

Doctor Wilber says catheter ablation is not meant to be the first treatment choice for atrial fibrillation.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

It would be the first in a series of battles known as the Seven Days Campaign.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

This will be the first Earth Hour for countries including Kuwait, Qatar,Kosovo,Madagascar,Nepal, Cambodia and Panama.

VOA: special.2010.03.22

The garden will be the first on the White House lawn since World War Two.

VOA: special.2009.03.31

She would be the first Hispanic and third woman ever to serve on the court.

VOA: special.2009.07.18

And Roosevelt's willingness to accept an unbalanced budget would be the first step toward federal budget deficits that would grow steadily in the years to come.

VOA: special.2011.04.07