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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'first between' is not considered to be a grammatically correct phrase in English.
However, you can use the phrase 'first among' in a sentence, as in the following example: She was first among her siblings to receive a college degree.
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It was also threatened by rows, at first between Viktor and his sister.
The match was the first between the countries since Algeria gained independence from France in 1962.
Terms were not disclosed for the agreement, which is the first between the companies.
The nighttime meeting was the first between the leaders since the elections on Feb. 10.
The transplant — the first between two professional athletes — took place Feb. 28.
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YALE FOOTBALL DATES SET.; Game With Penn to Be First Between These Elevens Since 1893.
The Saturday meeting here in McNichols Arena will be the first between the schools.
Two instrument comparisons were conducted: the first between CPC and Droplet Measurements Technologies (DMT, Boulder, Co).
In the first, between 2008 and 2009, manufacturing output fell by 24%.
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The two first between-group PC axes explain 52% of variance between groups.
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