First, previous wars had defined endings.
Latest figures - as of 13 December - are first, previous months' figures are between brackets beside.
The video success appears to be a first; previous expeditions succeeded in capturing only still images of the animal in its habitat.
First, previous studies on ATC used arbitrary wide bands.
First, previous models assumed that assortative mating evolves in infinitesimal steps.
Utilization of the Bosniak classification requires, first, previous identification of the cystic nature of a renal mass with the exception of very small lesions.
We address two main conceptual issues and illustrate them empirically for the case of Germany: First, previous research argues that high unemployment discourages young people from entering the labour market but encourages them to extend their general educational career instead.
First, previous studies have answered the question "why employees stay" from different relational perspectives, such as social capital theory (Dess & Shaw, 2001), social exchange theory (Van Knippenberg et al., 2007), and job embeddedness theory (Mitchell et al., 2001).
I question the benefits of joining the TPP on the following grounds: First, previous experiences with trade agreements and the current structure of trade relations clearly demonstrate that the possibilities of economic diversification are insignificant.
First, previous researches lack a dynamic framework like what we use to explore the relationship between BMI and family income given variations in individual choices, and this may have significant impact on the results.
First, previous studies have predominantly focussed on investigating the heritability of PA engagement (cross-sectional association) [15], without considering how genetics and shared environmental factors impact an individual's response to PA.
