1.   The first applicant was recommended by a friend of the boss.

2.   The first applicant we interviewed was definitely a cut above the rest.

3.   Ray Hankin, who took temporary charge when the team were heading towards the Fourth Division, was the first applicant.

4.   Among the first mortgage applicants was Karol Toombs.

5.   Marino is the first applicant to confirm his intentions publicly.

6.   The first applicant, besides daughters of board members, met her this week at a coffee shop.

7.   He was also famous for being the first applicant or candidate to pose before a camera in every election campaign.

8.   They were the first applicants to appear before the amnesty committee, chaired by Justice Hassen Mall.