21.   John Edward Robinson Sr. on Thursday made the first of what is likely to be many appearances in Johnson County District Court.

22.   McGinest then made his first of many big plays, pouncing on the loose ball.

23.   Nearly six months ago, the Fed made the first of five half-point rate reductions this year.

24.   Piniella made the first of three pitching changes.

25.   Smith and Walheim made the first of two electrical links to the car Thursday.

26.   Soon, Chang made the first in a series of contributions to the Torricelli campaign, both in his own name and through others.

27.   That same year, he made the first of many recordings with his sister Hephzibah.

28.   Symington making his first run for the governorship at the time.

29.   That strategy served Cliggott well in January, when the Federal Reserve made the first of nine cuts in short-term interest rates.

30.   The first was made by the D.J. Sean Dinsmore and a featured vocalist, Bhagavan Das, during a record release party for the group Dum Dum Project.