Sentence examples for first adopting from inspiring English sources

But he has also indicated that Britain would consider France's proposal to have a two-tiered approach, with the Security Council first adopting a resolution to compel Iraq to cooperate with international weapons inspectors, and then, if Iraq failed to comply, adopting a second resolution on military force.

In December last year, the SEC set up a panel to review the act's impact on smaller companies.The auditors emphasise that a good deal of the cost arises from a one-off learning process involved in first adopting the act's requirements.

We propose that the soluble ectodomain of gB folds into the postfusion form without first adopting the prefusion intermediate.

They did so by first adopting the measures in the legislature, thereby heading off the referendums, then amending them after the elections in order to water them down.

While you may experience some hiccups when first adopting new payment forms, it projects the image of your business being forward-thinking and modern.

In metaphysics, he originally espoused a position called metaphysical realism, but eventually became one of its most outspoken critics, first adopting a view he called "internal realism", which he later abandoned.

I think it was first adopted in the Netherlands in 2000.

Argentina first adopted the policy known here as "convertibility" in March 1991.

South Africa is a founding member of Cites, first adopted in 1973.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was first adopted in 1992.

The hair tuck is an alpha fashion detail first adopted with coats by street-style mavens.