Sentence examples for consisted first from inspiring English sources

It consisted first in characterizing the physico-chemical forms of 3H present in the air around the plant.

It consisted first in the screening of the electrostatic interactions by bringing the dispersions to high ionic strength (1 M of inorganic salt), and in a second step in the removal of the salt by dialysis or by dilution.

The strategy consisted first in the synthesis of the trisaccharide O-β-d-Fruf(2↔6 -O-α-d-Glcp-(1↔1)-α-d-Glcp, through a regioselective β-d-transfructosylation of trehalose (Tre) which acts as acceptor in a reaction catalyzed by SacB using sucrose or levan as fructosyl donor.

During the post-WW2 Soviet occupation, from 1945 until 1989, the Soviet Lithuanian flag consisted first of a generic red Soviet flag with the name of the republic, then changed to the red flag with white and green bars at the bottom.

The palatable meal consisted first of Fruit Crunchies for 39 days (3 4 g, 1 h/day for 11 days, then 2 h/day for 28 days) and then chocolate for 28 days (2.7 g, 2 h/day, Hershey's Milk Chocolate Chips, containing 33% fat, 6% protein, 53% carbohydrates, by weight).

The standard preparation and sterilization of the devices consisted first in fine brushing with water and soap.

Battle consists first and foremost of a horrible stench.

But Linus Van Pelt consists, first and foremost, of pen strokes.

The two-step method consists first of metal deposition and second, the chemical etching.

Applying the SSD consists first of the rotation of the mapped symbols s q.

The philosopher for whom reality consists, first and foremost, of physical objects as ordinarily conceived, may have serious doubts.