Sentence examples for first narrowly from inspiring English sources

Cleared to attack, the jet drops two bombs, the first narrowly missing, the second a direct hit.

They faced their biggest rivals there, Ireland and Wales, and conquered both, the first narrowly and the second decisively.

The speedy Ichiro Suzuki hit a slow, high chopper, but Canó gathered it quickly and whipped a throw to first, narrowly beating Suzuki and saving a run.

Talks between the different sides have included a plan to send Mr. Qaddafi to The Hague as soon as possible to start a first, narrowly focused trial on charges of crimes against humanity.

On May 9, the board first narrowly approved increases of 4 and 6percentt, but quickly recessed and returned to say that one new member had misunderstood the motion.

No sound argument has been or can be advanced for application of the 1904 Adams rule in today's entirely different judicial and legislative environment, even as the rule was first narrowly applied to a purely gratuitous carriage, except that it was unquestioningly accepted 34 and 25 years ago in cases where the rule's soundness was not challenged.

Another brigadier was murdered outside his house in Islamabad; a third narrowly escaped the same fate.

They came seventh, narrowly ahead of the Monster Raving Loony Party, and lost their deposit.

By the end of the season, Atlético were fifth, narrowly missing out on a Champions League place.

On the eighth he lipped out, and on the ninth narrowly miscalculated from no more than eight feet.

Kindred was fourth at halfway before his breaststroke leg pulled him up to second, narrowly behind Xu Qing.