21.   Becky Jensen was first in line, followed by her friends Jennifer McMurray and Elicia Smith.

22.   Bettis tested his legs twice before the game, first in an early-morning run by himself and later as the team warmed up shortly before kickoff.

23.   Black professionals are also more likely to be first in their families to achieve middle-class status.

24.   Borden, sidelined since last summer with a broken toe, took first in the beam and third in the bars.

25.   Born in Jerusalem, Mrs. Arafat grew up in an affluent and political household, first in Nablus, then Ramallah.

26.   Breashears was first in the party to reach the summit.

27.   According to a recent U.S. Housing Markets newsletter, Houston was first in the nation in multifamily construction permits in the first quarter.

28.   Adams stood first in line for autographs while daughter Samantha waited by the makeshift stage.

29.   Against his third batter in the eighth, Hoffman was first in the dirt against Brosius, then fat over the middle of the plate.

30.   Bright as silver when first in from the sea, salmon darken as they remain in fresh water.