Sentence examples for first baptism of fire from inspiring English sources

Lineker warns that even teams who have survived their first baptism of fire in the Premier League can suffer from 'second-season syndrome' and find the next season can become more of struggle to stay up.

General elections the following year brought Sirima her first baptism of political fire, as she campaigned on her husband's behalf in his constituency, while he carried his new party's message to the rest of what was still Ceylon.

My first job was a baptism of fire: a nappy ad with two babies and a notoriously impatient director.

Lajovic, 23, was playing in only his second grand-slam tournament and it was certainly a baptism of fire for his first match on Court Philippe Chatrier.

His audience erupted in laughter.Mr Geithner's first three months have been a baptism of fire.

This was my first trip, so it was a baptism of fire.

For the Obama national security team, Egypt has been a baptism of fire: its first full-blown crisis in the region where the US has more at stake than anywhere on earth – a revolution unfolding on the streets of a vital ally.

"It was my first trip, so it was a baptism of fire".

"It was some baptism of fire, for his first year in charge of a publicly-listed company and his first exposure to the newspaper industry," says a second City source.

I need to trust the screen briefly to DC, but because he has had such a baptism of fire in his first few races in the commentary box while I'm still learning the ropes in my new job, that would be like asking an eight-year-old to mind a sweet shop at the moment.

In for a real baptism of fire, Mauricio Pochettino's first away game in English football couldn't be tougher.