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If so, those will be the first tests of hydraulic fracturing in shale since another small company, Cuadrilla Resources, set off seismic and political tremors with fracking in 2011 at a site not far from Barton.

Next week's byelection will be the first test.

The results season will be the first test.

Early summer corn could be the first test of the drought's impact on prices.

Wednesday's autumn statement will be the first test of new chancellor Philip Hammond.

Getting regular good attendance is another and this will be the first test of the club's staying power.

The Northern Territory deal will be the first test of whether such a reformation can work.

And it will be the first test of populist digital legislation in Congress since the creation of the Internet.

This arena may be the first test of whether the cable companies can successfully expand beyond their roots in television.

American Greetings will be the first test of this new shareholder attitude.

An international conference in Morocco by mid-December will be the first test for wider recognition.