"The first thing is corruption, the education system, and we need more universities to be built in Namibia,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.28

"It can be replicated, but the first thing is to have the space,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

"I hope that when people listen to our music, the first thing is that they will have a joyful, emotional reaction, and it will be like coming to the center of the village and everybody is going to get together and dance.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

The first thing a passenger sees on the Cape May coast is the area's famous lighthouse.

VOA: special.2009.06.01

Well,the first thing to know is that prices are different from school to school.

VOA: special.2010.04.08

So,first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself-- nameless,unreasoning,unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."

VOA: special.2011.03.17

So,first of all,let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless,unreasoning,unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."

VOA: special.2011.05.19

"They are not looking to hire as many immigrants. So this is the first thing that reduces the level of migration.

VOA: standard.2010.01.20

It sticks to anything and the grass is the first thing out there and it sticks right to it."

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

So the first thing I tell an actor to do is learn your craft and be ready when you get the opportunity."

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

The first thing you notice when you walk inside John Bevis' modest two-story is the smell.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

"The first thing that affects migration is the fact employers do not want as many workers,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.20

So the first thing which we are requesting is to come back to constitutional order.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

"So the first thing,I must admit, suffers is surgery: elective surgery.Stop."

VOA: standard.2010.06.04