1.   The first survey of both private and state-owned forests confirms the apparently-inexorable decline in the red squirrel population.

2.   Because this is the first survey of teenagers and cigars, it is impossible to prove whether the rate of use is rising, Eriksen said.

3.   --- The first detailed topographical survey of the north pole of Mars has been completed, and the results may force some changes in theories about the planet.

4.   But a big change swept in a year ago, after Patagonia commissioned its first customer survey.

5.   But his latest measurements earlier this year found that the voices of female Japanese announcers had dropped noticeably since his first survey four years ago.

6.   Earlier this month, Simmons Research, which provides research for advertisers, released its first survey of the overall gay and lesbian market.

7.   Four years ago, the association commissioned its first survey on meatless alternatives in restaurants.

8.   It is the first survey to look at tobacco use by middle schoolers.

9.   Labor Secretary Robert Reich said the latest report was the first comprehensive survey of efforts by American companies to address the problem.

10.   Now, the first national survey to examine how frequently doctors help people kill themselves finds that while patients often ask for help, they rarely get it.