Citizens who had formed a military group were the first real modern explorers of the valley.

VOA: special.2009.01.07

"I thought that sooner or later one thing was sure to happen: The first real test once he was through school would ruin him.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

Some people might even say Abijah Long was the first real explorer of Carlsbad Cavern.

VOA: special.2009.12.07

It was the American people's first real taste of the bloodiness of modern warfare.

VOA: special.2009.09.03

It was the first real park in the world.

VOA: special.2009.01.07

Staff Sergeant Derek Brock is used to the waiting. He didn't fly his first real rescue until several years into his career.

VOA: standard.2010.04.27

"Text4baby is the first real m-health service launched in the United States focused on pregnant women, where women can text 51141 Baby or Bebe and register for messages during pregnancy and for the first year of life,"

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

First is testing with real patients, so as to demonstrate that this is a feasible technology they can benefit from.

VOA: special.2011.04.04

This is partly because "King of the Beach" is the first Wavves album made in a real studio.

VOA: special.2010.07.23

Terri Lyne Carrington released her first album, "Real Life Story,"

VOA: special.2009.10.02

I bet if I thinkabout it real hard I could remembermy first pair of shoes.

VOA: standard.other

"But the real heroes that day were those 32 men that after they saw their comrades, the first four me on the boat cut in halfor shot to pieces, two very severely and two dead, they still climbed over the bodies and did their job."

VOA: standard.2009.06.02