1.   His background is with shipping, first in the yards at Rostock, then with the national shipping line.

2.   I wanted to be first in the queue when the doors opened.

3.   The person who crosses the finish line first in a race has definitely had the most superior performance that day.

4.   A department of the Chinese trade and industry ministry will carry out the tests, first in Qingdao in Shandong province.

5.   The recently formed English Amateur Billiards Association are first in the field with details of the National Championships.

6.   An article about the encounter, and the picture, appeared first in The Toledo Blade and then in newspapers around the country.

7.   And Casserly took advantage of being first in line.

8.   And it seemed to appear first in the notices about people who died from AIDS.

9.   And political change, first in Thailand and South Korea, now in Indonesia, has shown that Asians do not really prefer to live under authoritarian regimes.

10.   And if they failed, they would be first in line for the spring buyers.