71.   As the first in a series of encounters between the Democratic incumbent and his Republican challenger, the debate was televised live throughout the state.

72.   As it turned out, it was just the first in a night of great tributes.

73.   As reported, the firm is opening a Mexico City office, its first in Latin America.

74.   As the first in his five-member senior class, White accepted the scholarship.

75.   AVID aims to raise the sights of those youths who would be the first in their families to go to college.

76.   Backers said the board was the first in the nation to recognize Ebonics as a language.

77.   Atlanta must play nearly perfect baseball the rest of the way to pull off what would be a first in the history of the game.

78.   Baresi, first up in the kicking order that Sacchi submitted following the extra time, blasted the ball halfway up the Rose Bowl stands.

79.   Benjamin was picked off first in an inning in which Coleman wound up taking a third strike with the bases loaded.

80.   Bhojwani, who also speaks Spanish, was the first in her family to attend college.