11.   The drop is the first this year and comes after the mining-metallurgic industry had posted rises in January and February.

12.   The session would be the first this year on the budget.

13.   But it was the first time she has beaten Davenport in six career meetings, all but the first this year.

14.   It was the first this year for both teams.

15.   Mugabe served the first years of independence as prime minister to a non-executive president.

16.   Still, on Wednesday he begins a five-day trip to Azerbaijan and Bulgaria, the first this year of several stamina-testing pilgrimages abroad.

17.   The aid, which will be administered by the UNDP, is the first this year from the United States.

18.   The Chicago Cubs got off first this year, when their pitchers and catchers reported to camp Sunday.

19.   The slaying was the first this year in Oneida County.

20.   The tournament title was the first this year for the Russian, a two-time Grand Slam champion.