Sentence examples for be the first active from inspiring English sources

He may be the first active player to own a major piece of another team, albeit in another country.

Although Chavez said he had not spoken to Giambi since spring training, he has watched from afar as Giambi, who is believed to be the first active player to meet with Mitchell, has repeatedly been linked to steroid developments.

A better strategy for investing in the consumer space, the firm surmised, was to be the first active institutional investor in small- and medium-size companies that had a strong following but, with additional capital and outside expertise, could triple in size in five years.

To the best of our knowledge, SeeBot is the first active evidential reasoning framework for botnet detection that only assumes the intrinsic botnet activities.

Carruth was the first active N.F.L. player charged with murder.

Rae Carruth is the first active N.F.L. player to be charged with murder, the Pro Football Hall of Fame said.

He is the first active athlete selected to the board in its 12-year history.

Paterno is the first active coach to receive the award since Grambling's Eddie Robinson in 1982.

Rivera is the first active player to be honored in Monument Park.

He is the first active player in the N.B.A., N.F.L., N.H.L. or Major League Baseball to come out.

Mr Sangakkara is the first active player to criticise the way the sport is run, and to an international audience.