It is often a winning card. In one kind of poker game, the first card to each player is given face down.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

The heel of the shoe is bigger and heavier than other parts of the shoe, so it would seem more likely to come down first.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

A British doctor named John Langdon Down first described it in the eighteen sixties.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

They opened the door. Armstrong went out first and moved slowly down the ladder.

VOA: special.2009.07.15

First,if possible, have the person lie down and raise the legs.

VOA: special.2009.08.11

"First,to put down the southern rebellion by force of arms.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

Runners who wear shoes usually come down heel first.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

The first is to help the Mexican government crack down on the powerful drug cartels that operate along the border.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

It's like drinking whiskey for the first time. Burns your throat going down and that's how some people respond,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

British airspace has been closed down for the first time since the September 11,2001 attacks on New York.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

"That's the way they do it down in Nashville. At first,I kind of balked at it.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

That amount of time is starting to come down. We were also quite surprised when we first started looking at vaccines that they were such a life-saving advance.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

For the first four months of 2009, new car sales in Britain were down nearly 30 percent, so there is much hope the incentive plan can persuade some to purchase now.

VOA: standard.2009.05.18

But recent reports showed U.S.consumer confidence dipping and consumer spending down as government subsidies to purchase new cars have ended and tax credits for first-time home buyers are soon to expire.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01