1.   Sebastian and I had thrown eggs at Enoch Powell in Salford after his first racist speech.

2.   This was her first major speech as party leader.

3.   This has been stressed by new Minister of Agriculture Gillian Shephard in her first speech since taking up her new job in the Cabinet.

4.   The first speech which I have chosen is the one which Cassius makes to Brutus in Act I scene II.

5.   And yet, Fassel said the theme of his first speech to the team would be about putting last season in the past.

6.   As chairman, he was responsible for the convention schedule and had the privilege of giving the first speech.

7.   At the almost-joint appearance before the DNC last weekend, Gore made his first speech in seven years devoid of reverent mention of the name Clinton.

8.   A film clip shows James Stewart seeming to listen approvingly as she made her first congressional speech about the greatness of little people in this country.

9.   After months of gubernatorial home schooling, George W. Bush heads to California today for his first major speech on foreign policy.