1.   I then had the first of the mad ideas that helped to save our lives.

2.   Wetherall, I think, has a first in Chemistry from Sheff.

3.   ABC had the first right of refusal in negotiations, but that expired last month without an agreement.

4.   Actually, Miss Wineshine ran a tough race for Baffert, who now has a first and a second in two races at Saratoga this season.

5.   But as of late last week, Wohl, the only candidate for the job, had yet to even have a first meeting with McDavid and Perot.

6.   But his number was called Sunday when the Hawks had a first and goal and the Steelers were looking for someone more noticeable to get the ball.

7.   Chamie McCurry, Clear Channel Entertainment spokeswoman, said that after seven years, Verizon Wireless would have the first right to renew the deal.

8.   Detroit took the lead in the third inning when Suppan had the first of two lapses.

9.   Especially as it just had its first quarter of declining earnings in almost a quarter of a century.

10.   Even getting married and having the first of her three daughters, each by a different man, did not lift her from the depression.