1.   The idea of putting large numbers of people to sleep struck me at first as being eminently sensible.

2.   Americans honor both forms of victory, the first as fair and the second as lucky.

3.   And in one sobering statistic, Chevrolet pickup trucks usually come in first as the most-often-stolen vehicles in the state.

4.   Andreu rode in his sixth Tour, the two others in their first as the total of six American finishers rivaled their biggest number in a decade.

5.   Arkan served Milosevic, first as a killer in Bosnia fighting for a greater Serbia, then as a right-wing MP and finally as a distracting celebrity.

6.   Avery has had a great season in his first as a starter but he is no lottery pick.

7.   A Columbus native, Glenn has spent the past seven years in Washington, first as a White House aide, then with a public relations firm.

8.   A few years ago, Ellen DeGeneres was an exception and a historic first as the first out lesbian starring in her sitcom.

9.   After graduation, Lewinsky began working at the White House, first as an unpaid intern, a slot often reserved for the children of the politically well-connected.

10.   Albright cannot pick up all the pieces in one visit, her first as secretary of state.