1.   Most episodes of haemorrhage from peptic ulcers should becontrolled at first without surgery.

2.   But as the Soviet political dynasty began to unravel, its hockey players began to leave, at first without permission.

3.   But it will be his first without having Pinkney, Adams or Fitzgerald in the huddle beside him.

4.   But Lansing charged around first without the green light from coach Tommy Harper.

5.   But not this summer -- the first without salmon.

6.   But the pressure grew more and more outrageous, and they began, at first without much urgency, to talk about getting out.

7.   French and American officials also said the second phase of the attack would follow the first without a break.

8.   For Rosalind Shields, the reunion was the first without her husband.

9.   It will be the first without Jay, though.

10.   Osborne caught his breath when third baseman Gary Gaetti snagged a hard grounder and threw out Chipper Jones at first without allowing a run to score.