Sentence examples for first measures from inspiring English sources

Since it is based on the same whole-body measurement principle as hydrostatic weighing, the BOD POD first measures the subject's mass and volume.

The mismatch is apparent from the first measures of Puccini's sparkling orchestral introduction to Act 1.

Under Nils Edén, the new government, as one of its first measures, amended the constitution.

The forceful first measures are among the grandest statements in all choral literature.

Boyes knows a thing or two about public perception – one of his first measures at Queensbridge was banning hoodies.

Tax revenues slumped again in April.One of Mr Cavallo's first measures was to introduce a tax on financial transactions.

The capital's newly empowered City Council enacted the ordinance in 1976 as one of its first measures after receiving home-rule authority from Congress.

One of the first measures needed to overcome the crisis is a serious dialogue and a commitment by the two sides.

These are not the first measures the government has taken to restore our civil liberties and they won't be the last.

At the first performance, on Thursday night, Mr. Dudamel scrapped the opening when a cellphone rang during the hushed first measures and started again.

One of the first measures taken up by the Senate this year, he said, will be legislation to pay $585 million in back dues to the United Nations.