Sentence examples for as the first state from inspiring English sources

"There is bad blood over this issue," said Wayne Bell, who worked with the commission as the first state restoration architect and left the organization in August 2011.

As the first state bill expressly regulating and imposing specific requirements relating to IoT devices, the only certainty when it comes to its enforcement is its uncertainty.

As the first State of the World's Fathers report published last week to mark Father's Day reveals, the evolution of positive and involved fatherhood is accelerating apace.

Arizona bills itself as the first state to set up a "multi-channel electronic service delivery system for motor vehicle transactions".

Then Mr. Biden could not resist a joke involving Iowa as the first state in the presidential election cycle, a place to build political support.

In 2011 Mongolia celebrated the centenary of its declaration of independence and the 2,220th anniversary of the Xiongnu empire, described by President Elbegdorj as the "first state" of the Mongols.

Washington now joins Maine and Maryland as the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote.

As the first states to treat small amounts of marijuana like alcohol, Colorado and Washington are poised to become national test cases for drug legalization.

Mr. Levin also took swipes at the "privileged position" that Iowa and New Hampshire occupy as the first states to hold nominating contests in every recent election cycle.

This primary school run by the Nishkam Education Trust describes itself as "the first state-funded, Sikh ethos, multi-faith school in the Midlands".

Now that CalGreen has gone into effect as the first state-adopted green building code, cities do not have the flexibility of selecting whether implementing green building practices for construction projects is appropriate for that locale.