71.   The first cracks in the antiwar tradition appeared at the end of the Cold War.

72.   The first crack showed up in March, the second in May.

73.   The first cracks in the Italian brick foundation appeared almost as soon as the building opened.

74.   The first crack in the prosecution appeared as they sifted through testimony from the December bail hearing.

75.   The first crack in the wall of silence came about because of the illness of a black cat.

76.   The first cracks in the national consensus supporting Sharon have only recently started to appear.

77.   The jury will get first crack at sorting out the issues in a trial that is expected to last eight weeks.

78.   The Internet giant AOL, for example, ran a promotion offering new subscribers first crack at Madonna tickets.

79.   The Hearst Corp., which owns the San Francisco Examiner, gets first crack at buying the Chronicle if it is put on the block.

80.   The limited partners hope not merely to make a good profit on their investment, but to get first crack at the products the fund helps bring to market.