1.   It was the first such dismissal at the agency.

2.   His edge gave wicketkeeper Warren Hegg a first test dismissal.

3.   If Yeltsin moves to oust Nazdratenko, it would be his first dismissal of an elected governor.

4.   It was the first dismissal of a suit brought against gun makers by a municipality.

5.   Last month, three Credit Suisse First Boston brokers were fired in the first apparent dismissals since the investigations began.

6.   This was the first coaching dismissal in the NHL this season.

7.   Hooking at a ball from Ambrose he top-edged to give debutant wicket-keeper Courtney Browne his first dismissal in Test Cricket.

8.   Japanese referee Masayoshi Okada had no hesitation in sending Kamagate off, the first dismissal of the tournament.

9.   It was his first dismissal of the season although he was banned for three matches after he was sent off in a pre-season friendly at Glasgow Rangers.