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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a first of that" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express the idea of something being the first instance of a particular category or type, but it lacks clarity.
Example: "This is a first of that kind in our industry, setting a new standard for innovation."
Alternatives: "the first of its kind" or "a first instance of this".
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In Mount Kisco, Mike Nast, an owner of Nast Brothers Construction, is about to start building a colonial with four bedrooms and two and a half baths on a quarter-acre lot; it will have less than 3,000 square feet, a first of that size for his company.
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I had barely a third of that.
But they pay only a fourth of that.
Rescuing banks accounted for over a third of that.
At trial, he was seeking a third of that.
But she took home only a third of that.
Many sell paintings for a third of that.
They now trade at less than a third of that.
The sequel will struggle to make a third of that.
Now there's barely a tenth of that.
Some directors had to manage on a fifth of that.
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