71.   During the first question about the Notre Dame job opening, his right eyebrow twitched upward, halfway into the pose that launched a thousand demonic Chucky dolls.

72.   Esther Williams strides up to the reporter, extends a hand and starts the interview before he can get his first question out.

73.   Everywhere I go, the first question collectors ask me is where they can get a copy of the first edition of the first book.

74.   Finally, he put on his black baseball cap and took the first question from the small horde of inquisitors.

75.   First question, please.

76.   First question.

77.   Following tradition, he took the first question from the senior wire service reporter.

78.   For investors, the first question is what the switch means.

79.   For instance, at a Foreign Ministry briefing today, the first question, from a Chinese reporter, was why officials never mention Serbian ethnic cleansing.

80.   For the administration, the answer to the first question is disappointing.