Sentence examples for as the first was from inspiring English sources

This collection, twice as big as the first, was almost completely destroyed by the Germans in 1940.

Whether the new Hart-Rudman report will be ignored as the first was is as yet unknown.

The third one, Greengrass's The Bourne Ultimatum, is up to standard and likely to be one of the summer's most successful films, as the first was in 2002 and the second in 2004.

The scale and unprecedented force of his playing demanded stronger technology from piano makers – his recitals often required two pianos, as the first was likely to be destroyed in performance.

A second piece of CFRP sheet with the same dimensions as the first was placed immediately to the right of the first sheet without overlapping; this was followed by placement of a smaller piece of CFRP sheet to the right of the previously placed sheet.

And, if the second half of the season is as entertaining as the first was, we are in for a real treat.

The first was as a diplomat.

The first was discarded as recommended [22].

The first was discarded as recommended [ 22].

Let's assume it's the second, as the first is too inane to contemplate.

A second mechanism, which has the same effect as the first, is the increasing addition of nitrogen-rich fertilisers to soils by agriculture and forest managers.