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The phrase "approved in the first" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be intended to refer to something that was approved initially or at the first stage, but it is not a standard expression.
Example: "The proposal was approved in the first round of evaluations, ensuring its progress to the next phase."
Alternatives: "approved initially" or "approved at the outset".
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"You're telling me this building should never have been approved in the first place".
But the Pentagon suggested the assignment had not been approved in the first place.
About 50 such names are likely to be approved in the first few years.
Five of those groups were approved in the first three months of 2010.
The way events have unfolded has raised a question over how the festival was approved in the first place.
"You're telling me this building should never have been approved in the first place?" "That is correct," Ms. Lancaster replied.
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Egypt's opposition has vowed to continue its fight against Egypt's draft constitution which is likely to be approved in the second round of a referendum this weekend.
In this way, the package can be discussed and approved in the fourth round of negotiations between Iran and the P5+1.
Other targeted agents that are approved in the first-line setting include temsirolimus for the treatment of mRCC patients, with poor prognostic factors, and the combination of bevacizumab plus IFN- α.
In January 2012, axitinib was approved in the second line treatment of mRCC patients.
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