1.   The first string is searched for any occurrence of the second string.

2.   This saltry was one of the first string instruments and was the forerunner to the harpsichord.

3.   As is pointed out more than once, Kyle is a highly unlikely candidate to make first string when he eventually goes to high school.

4.   Again, he was first string, but he had competition.

5.   But the contest has the feel of real because the major contenders are playing their first string.

6.   He was recruited by the University of Delaware but worried that he might not have been first string until his senior year.

7.   Krenzel has taken all the snaps with the first string since the end of the regular season.

8.   Or will it be Ron Hextall, who started the final victory over Buffalo last Sunday and who played first string most of the season?

9.   Quarterback Casey Clausen, who played himself onto the first string last season, will look more for tight end Jason Witten.

10.   The veteran goalie John Vanbiesbrouck has been replaced on the first string by Brian Boucher, a rookie.