This proverb was said to be first used in the fifteen hundreds.

VOA: special.2009.06.21

However,observers said the negotiations clearly settled the race to be first.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

And I wanted to be first.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

Equally excited fans greeted the launch from Hong Kong to Frankfurt, where some arrived as early as 3 am to be first in line.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

Monsanto expects to be ready in 4 years to market its first corn seeds genetically engineered to resist drought.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

He is the first person to be tried on piracy charges in the United States in more than one hundred years.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

The first breeding line is expected to be released this year for use by private seed companies and public soybean breeders.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

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

Monsanto expects to be ready in a few years to market its first corn seeds genetically engineered to resist drought.

VOA: special.2009.03.23

In nineteen seventy-three, Ashe was the first black player to be invited to compete in the South African Open.

VOA: special.2010.02.07

She won easily. She was the first woman and first black to be elected to Congress to represent Texas.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

The Queen of Soul was the first woman to be honored in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

VOA: special.2009.10.19

Marie Curie became the first person to be awarded a second Nobel Prize in nineteen eleven, this time in chemistry.

VOA: special.2009.05.13

Soon after his death, Roberto Clemente became the first Latino player to be included in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

VOA: special.2010.04.11