Sentence examples for first formerly from inspiring English sources

Mr. Putin would not be the first formerly war-waging leader to win the Peace Prize.

Slovenia was the first former Yugoslav nation to join the European Union, in 2004, and it was the first formerly Communist country to adopt the euro.

In 1994, Ukraine became the first formerly Soviet republic to experience a peaceful transfer of power via the ballot box, when Leonid Kuchma won a presidential election, replacing Leonid Kravchuk.

With that last allegory complete, a Lenin look-alike named Peter Rugh sprang into the middle of the group and introduced Stein's running mate, Cheri Honkala, "the first formerly homeless woman running for Vice-President," who brought on Stein.

It did not experience the brutal wars of its neighbors, its economy is thriving, it is a member of NATO and it recently became the first formerly Communist country to assume the rotating presidency of the European Union.

"There is a serious gap between the facts presented in this report and the conclusions of its authors," said Michael Posner, executive director of Human Rights First, formerly the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights.

and inserted proviso to third (formerly second) par.

1935 Act Aug. 23, 1935, § 338, inserted phrase in third (formerly second) par.

At 995 Fifth — formerly the Stanhope Hotel — you'll be paying $4.32.

Section is comprised of the tenth (formerly the eleventh) par. of section 16 of act Dec. 23, 1913.

Community Concerts at Second, formerly known as the Second Presbyterian Concert Series, is a nonprofit organization established in 1987 in Baltimore that invites classical musicians to perform free concerts.