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The phrase "are only the first" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a limited number of items or instances that are just the beginning of a larger set or sequence.
Example: "These results are only the first step in our research process."
Alternatives: "are merely the initial" or "are just the beginning".
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External readers are only the first read.
These are only the first steps.
But recycling and changing lightbulbs are only the first steps.
CD's are only the first step, Mr. Mooradian said.
Those rules, however, are only the first step.
Moreover, measuring tools providing information on SCP are only the first step towards sustainability.
They are only the first steps of a disorderly, uncertain process.
Music and talk offerings are only the first services that Sirius and XM expect to offer.
But these are only the first wave of henchmen in these two movies.
And, you suspect, these World Indoor Championships are only the first of many stages.
Prozac and Ritalin are only the first generation of psychotropic drugs.
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