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The phrase "ago during the first" is not correct and does not make sense in written English.
It seems to be an attempt to reference a time period but lacks clarity and proper structure.
Example: "It happened a long time ago during the first year of the project."
Alternatives: "previously in the first" or "in the first period ago".
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"The race is on". Manganese nodules were discovered more than a century ago during the first expedition to explore the sea floors.
It was formed 16 years ago during the first dot-com boom, and, as its name suggests, it has no bricks-and-mortar branches, eliminating many costs.
One possible source is the wreck of SS Mira, a British oil tanker that hit a mine almost 100 years ago during the first world war.
TWO years ago during the first SBC Futures Golf tournament in Farmington Valley, the weather in July was so hot that everyone was uncomfortable.
A generation ago, during the first wave of research on how gender influences learning, the classroom was portrayed as hostile to girls; the curriculum was faulted for its male-dominated texts, and teachers were observed calling on boys more often than girls.Now, the discussion of gender has been turned on its head.
A century ago, during the first skyscraper boom of the 20th century, as the population of the city was growing at a rate of 90,000 a year, New Yorkers who left town for any period of time came back to a place they hardly recognized.
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The previous record was set nearly 20 years ago during the fifth parliament after the 1979 revolution, when 14 women held seats.
But a few weeks ago, during the second stop on the tour for my new book, I found myself being interviewed in front of a Seattle audience and responding to an opening question that I had never been asked before: "Are you a Communist?" The question was intended as a joke, but like the best jokes, it played on the edges of an important and uncomfortable truth.
Morten Rostrup, a Norwegian physician working for MSF, tells the story of a multiday trek through the Liberian jungle 15 years ago, during the second civil war.
According to BBC, aside from flashbacks, Zygons have only appeared more than 30 years ago during the Fourth Doctor's adventure, "Terror of the Zygons".
The 1st Breastfeeding Congress In a declaration of commitment drafted a few days ago during the country's first breastfeeding congress, BBB brings together various government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and celebrities to affirm their commitment to breastfeeding.
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ago during the Paleolithic
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