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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a first between" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express a unique or initial occurrence involving two entities, but it lacks clarity and context.
Example: "This is a first between the two companies in collaborating on a project."
Alternatives: "a first instance of" or "a first occurrence between".
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Days after Kim's improbable meeting with President Trump, a first between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean head of state, South Korea was still parsing the exact ramifications of the summit.
On the 10-minute call, a first between a Taiwan leader and a U.S. president-elect since that year, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said her government wanted stronger ties with the United States, Tsai's office said in a statement.
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A second disparity between two aims of the book compounds the difficulty occasioned by the first.
They oscillate back and forth trillions of times a second between their regular state and their antimatter state.
Drink-driving convictions dropped by a third between 2007 and 2010 despite a rise in breathalyser tests.
This first stage - the Grand Départ - finishes in Harrogate and is followed by a second stage between York and Sheffield and a third between Cambridge and London.
On a consumption basis, UK emissions rose by a fifth between 1990 and 2003.
Ecologists this week published figures suggesting hedgehog numbers declined by over a third between 2003 and 2012.
Simulations suggest that the systems could run with as little as half a second between vehicles.
Binge-drinking rates among those aged 17-24 fell by roughly a third between 2005 and 2010.
Overall, police officer numbers increased by roughly a fifth between 1995 and 2010.
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