Sentence examples for assistance first from inspiring English sources

Reconstruction of the Lebanese armed forces has been attempted, particularly with the assistance first of the United States and then of Syria, with substantial effect.

The Medicaid provision, which would extend assistance first granted in last year's stimulus package, was considered such a sure bet by many governors and legislative leaders that they prematurely included the money in their budgeting.

Phelon says a good way to do this is by offering them assistance first.

The relevant sporting bodies must do everything they can to try and ensure that difficult medical circumstances are swiftly communicated to an athlete and sympathetically managed, rather than attempting to first process an antidoping rule violation and seeking medical assistance second.

Nonprofit executives and consultants said one factor that could help change that norm was the emergence of affordable technology assistance for second- and third-tier organizations.

On May 17, Japan's fifth-largest bank, Resona Holdings, said it would ask the government for financial assistance, the first major lender to do so since 1999.

Mr. Kennedy said the organization typically receives about 50,000 calls about heating assistance the first day the program opens.

What tipped the balance, brokers and landlords agree, is a $300 million rental assistance program first announced in February but only finalized last month.

The project would require World Bank loans and other outside assistance at first, but eventually it would be profitable for all those involved.

Some of these workers will receive health coverage, cash assistance and first choice of new jobs in their industry thanks to a special agreement between unions and contractors.

The French military assistance was first reported by Le Figaro, which cited unidentified government officials as saying that it was meant to help break the stalemate in Libya.