Sentence examples for and securing the first from inspiring English sources
Finish sewing the flower by folding it in half and securing the first and last petals together with a few whip stitches.
China downed the United States, 2-0, yesterday in Milton Keynes, England, eliminating the Americans from the women's Olypmic qualifying and securing the fifth and final berth for itself.
This closeness would not continue, however, as the Phillies went on to finish with a 93 69 record, winning the division and securing the second seed in the playoffs.
He led 5-0 after barely 15 minutes and secured the first set before many spectators had even found their seats.
One bright spot was Schiavone's running forehand winner up the line that passed a lunging Pavlyuchenkova at high speed and secured the first set for Schiavone.
French, German and Italian airborne forces will also fly ahead to join their British colleagues and secure the first Nato corridor - designed to run north from the Macedonian border to the airfield at Kosovo's capital Pristina.
So I told the players at half-time: 'Do it now.'" Palace have to impose themselves at the national stadium if they are to beat Manchester United and secure the first major silverware in their history.
We could hear shooting from the ground floor so we went down the staircase and secured the first floor and tried to rescue as many as possible.
Against North Texas, the Alabama defense was dominant and secured the first shutout for the Crimson Tide defense since the 2009 season with their 41 0 victory.
That is why in the early 1990s, I led the effort to create an Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institute of Health (NIH), and secured the first $500 million in dedicated funding for NIH to research a cure.
