The phrase "agreed in the first" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to something that was agreed upon initially, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The terms we discussed were agreed in the first meeting, and we should proceed accordingly."
Alternatives: "agreed upon initially" or "settled at the outset".
Now those who may not have agreed in the first place are required to implement it.
It was a minor miracle that the existing text was agreed in the first place after two years of tortuous negotiations.
Money, he says, was "diverted from its intended purpose to honour a debt that should never have been agreed in the first place".They seek him here, seek him thereLord Ashcroft's Belizean existence has caused him trouble before now.
The total value of plans agreed in the first six months of this year was £641m, which is more than a third up on the same period last year, according to the main trade body.
The new buffer zone is much wider than the one agreed in the first Minsk deal.
"We are looking at the way in which the contracts are agreed in the first place, dealing with sales and internal legal teams".
Worries also abated when European Union finance ministers agreed in the fourth quarter to place big banks under the supervision of the European Central Bank.
Also, representatives of international organizations were less agreed in the second round; one representative considered it desirable, one undesirable and two expressed no judgment.
Mr. Gorbachev also seemed to insist that the two sides agree in the first of three phases to stop all nuclear tests.
Reconstructed humidity trends from both proxies only agree in the first part of the record, showing dry conditions during the Tortonian Messinian boundary and an increase in humidity at the beginning of the Messinian.
And the amazing thing is — the two parties can't agree in the first place because both are desperate not to offend the voters!" Another added, "This is the meaning of checks and balances.
