The team was to create the first map of the area and find a possible path to the top of the great mountain.

VOA: special.2010.06.30

British climbers were the first to try to reach the place called "the top of the world."

VOA: special.2011.05.10

For the first time,the AP invited members of the public to name their top news stories.

VOA: special.2010.01.02

The first woman to be on the "Top Ten" list was Ruth Eisemann-Schier.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

And ten years later, in two thousand eight, he was one of the first top Democrats to support a young senator seeking the party's nomination for president.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

It was the debut single from his latest album,Defying Gravity, which became his first release to top the Billboard 200.

VOA: standard.2009.12.22

They deserved to win today." It was the first time in 16 years the NFL's top two teams squared off for the league championship.

VOA: standard.2010.02.08

Immigration reform failed in Congress in 2006 and 2007 and President Obama promised to make the issue a top priority during his first year in office.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

Mr.Obama,the first African-American to hold the top job in the U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

They carved the first hiking trail to the top of Mt.Whitney, the highest mountain in the continental United States and they built the first museum in the National Park system.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25