Sentence examples for first predominantly from inspiring English sources

In 1949 Turkey was the first predominantly Muslim nation to recognise the new state of Israel.

Turkey was the first predominantly Muslim country to recognize Israel, in 1948.

In 1964, he helped found Freedom National Bank, the first predominantly black-managed bank in New York State.

A law passed in France in 2000 made that country the first predominantly Roman Catholic nation to recognize homosexual unions.

The news follows the departure of Tavis Smiley, the host of NPR's popular, first predominantly black newsmagazine.

About 17 miles from Midtown Manhattan, Runyon Heights also became one of the first predominantly black suburban areas in the metropolitan region, drawing residents north from Harlem.

It was the third predominantly black church to burn down in St. Landry Parish in the 10-day span.

He helped the Montagnards expel their moderate Girondist rivals from the Convention on June 2, and on July 10 he was reelected to the second, predominantly Jacobin, Committee of Public Safety.

Trainees participate actively in joint conferences with the Clinical Neuroscience Department and are encouraged to pursue research projects that can be followed in greater depth during the second, predominantly research-oriented year of training.

When Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Opelousas, La., caught fire on April 4, consuming the church's interior, it was the third predominantly black church to burn down in St. Landry Parish in the span of 10 days, setting local residents on edge.

On a vote of 10 to 3, with one member absent, the Council passed a plan to carve a second predominantly Hispanic Council district for Los Angeles's growing Hispanic population out of areas in the San Fernando Valley formerly represented by whites.