Sentence examples for be a first line from inspiring English sources

A lender of last resort ought not to be a first line of defense.

In his book, Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives, Professor David Sloan Wilson of Binghamton University in New York state cites an example, from the Lest culture of Micronesia in the 1930s, that shows how gossip can be a first line of defense against social aberration.

"The intent was never that this would be a first line of treatment," he said.

Thus there would now be a first line 5th Battalion and a second line 5th Battalion.

This suggests that TPM, even in modest doses would very rarely be a first line AED.

It was recently suggested at an international conference that NIV may be a first line treatment in mild ARDS [ 21].

Our native social hypocrisy is a first line of defense.

It was a first line that conveyed a whole package of messages.

Antibodies are a first line of the body's natural defenses against infection.

Helmets, whether the state strictly enforces the laws or not, are a first line of defense.

"It's a first line of defence, but not a cure".