Sentence examples for a first dollar from inspiring English sources

Ms. Nixon's program would be a "first dollar" program, which means federal Pell Grants, for example, could be reserved to pay for living expenses.

A second Dollars for Darfur drive, aiming to raise $375,000, is under way.

The backers of the slate are paid using what Bradley described as a "first-dollar gross revenues" model.

A big star, by contrast, can easily make $70 million or more from a single hit, if he or she enjoys a so-called first dollar gross deal.

"A dollar bill, first dollar bill takes it," Mr. Snyder implored in front of one unit.

As a result, the first dollar that hospitals earn is now coming from consumers.

Right now, the first dollar a married woman earns is taxed at the highest marginal rate applied to her husband's income.

Before leaving the Treasury in January, the staff members joked that they would hold a reunion when the first dollar of the big banks' TARP money was repaid.

Under personal-injury protection, each insured's medical bills are paid from the first dollar, unless an individual has purchased a deductible.

"I wrote for a year before making my first dollar," he says.

Inheritance taxes are based on who gets the cash and can hit the first dollar of a bequest.