61. The encounter Tuesday was the first by a senior member of the Clinton administration with Bashar Assad and was deemed important for an initial assessment. 62. The front seven stayed fresh with full-scale substitutions, first by series and later by situations. 63. The goals by Norstrom and Blake were the first by Kings defensemen this season. 64. The Mundells were puzzled at first by such camaraderie from children too young to say the word or know its meaning. 65. The move is the first by a debt-ratings company since LeBow began his campaign against New York-based RJR. 66. The plan of George Washington Investments is not the first by developers seeking to turn George into a theme town, said Merna Lutz, a town historian. 67. The report was the first by an Israeli group to make such charges, but follows similar reports by international groups. 68. The pending trial would be the first by a state against the tobacco industry to court. 69. The president and his national security aides seemed thunderstruck at first by the idea of using military power. 70. The proposal is the first by a presidential candidate that involves the federal government in paying teacher salaries. |