Sentence examples for barely a first from inspiring English sources

"They are barely a first step toward the realization of a plan".

Williams *1-0 Pierce Both players are wellying the hell out of the ball out there, which for Venus means barely a first serve in.

In battling racist policies, taking down the Confederate flag is barely a first step.

Now they attract barely a second glance.

I had barely a third of that.

Now, barely a tenth do.The repercussions have been perverse.

That was barely a tenth of what Germany managed.

Barely a fifth of the economy is in private hands.

Barely a fifth of homes have running water.

Now there's barely a tenth of that.

Turning on my radio takes barely a second with one press of a button.