Sentence examples for at first gave from inspiring English sources
The economic convergence programmes for joining the euro at first gave business a big boost.
The varnish at first gave the paintings a warm yellow glow, but then quickly darkened and made the pictures opaque.
The damage was only compounded when anonymous officials at first gave the younger Mr. Awlaki's age as 21, prompting his grieving family to make public his birth certificate.
Investors at first gave the untested Ms Foster the benefit of the doubt because they believed she had the president's ear.
She said the American wives at first gave her chewing gum and ice cream, though she eventually became a top act on the bases.
The bathroom was down the hall, and the shower was about 200 feet away, in separate stalls outside the building, which at first gave me pause.
At first, given the provocations by Hamas, that was understandable.
At first, given these preferences, a full-time MBA seemed like the best option.
That might seem odd at first, given that she is a devoted vegan.
Kornblum did not at first give him the slightest guidance on how to escape these constraints.
