Sentence examples for attained a first from inspiring English sources

There is no golden age of grading, despite nostalgia for a time when only a few students attained a first.

I have been unemployed for the majority of my two years following graduation (even though I attained a First in the fairly well-respected field of Classics).

Nelson attained a first ever win against Durham City on 3 February 1923, and this was followed by a 4 0 win over the same side.

Of 6,000 residents, only 15 had attained a sixth-grade education.

He attended a comprehensive school, before going to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he attained a first-class degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.

This confirms a first stage (identified as pre-ageing cluster) where a slight and constant decay of the load is attained, a second one (transition cluster) where a deep decay (with respect to the initial load value) is attained and a third one (post-ageing cluster) where a complete loss of load carrying capability is found.

On August 28, Baker re-strengthened to hurricane intensity; reconnaissance and ship reports suggest the hurricane attained a second peak intensity of 110 mph (175 km/h) on August 30.

It would have allowed the Attorney General to appoint federal registrars after receiving 25 serious complaints of discrimination and imposed a nationwide ban on literacy tests for persons who demonstrated having attained a sixth-grade education.

When consensus is not attained, a third reviewer independently reviews the study in question and makes a final decision.

(The value of network density for communications related to general social problem advice and social issues attained a second peak on week 8).

Green Bay prevented the former from attaining a first down until seven minutes remaining in the second half, shutting Pete Carroll's men down so much so that only 19 total yards had been achieved when that initial first down finally came.