11.   But a return trip to Florida proved difficult at first as major airlines refused to carry the hatchlings as passengers.

12.   But last week Ms. Navalta ran again, in a provincial meet, first as a man and later as a woman.

13.   Butterfield played behind Steve Stenstrom for much of his career and last season was his first as a starter.

14.   By then Gansberg was back in New York, first as assistant regional editor.

15.   Colin Powell did a revolutionary thing last week, his first as an official noncandidate.

16.   Daal got his second win of the season and his first as a starter.

17.   Eshelman won his fourth game and his first as a reliever.

18.   Financial markets had a mixed reaction, with the mark declining at first as traders sought higher returns in dollar-denominated assets.

19.   For much of the last decade -- first as Manhattan borough president and then as mayor -- he was chauffeured by drivers or detectives.

20.   Following college I spent several years at the Creative Writing Center at Stanford University, first as a fellow and later as a lecturer.