Sentence examples for first pushed forward from inspiring English sources

And a few days ago as Kiev-backed forces first pushed forward, villagers placed trees along all the major routes into the separatist-controlled city, creating a gauntlet of trunks to prevent military vehicles passing.

It was Takahashi and Yamanaka's work [ 6] in 2006 that first pushed forward the subsequent wave of work that is now being carried out on iPS.

Doncaster, who remain sixth, pushed forward in search of a way back into the match in the second half.

The chance to reach the quarterfinals for the first time seemed to spook both teams, who were tentative in the first half and pushed forward only slightly more in the second.

At first the urban tentacles pushed forward only along the seven or eight routes radiating from the tollgates along the old city walls, but after the toll system was abolished in 1860, they also spread along new roads.

This is not the first time Quebec has pushed forward legislation to re-enforce state religious neutrality.

City keeper Frank Fielding was forced to make two acrobatic saves as Gillingham pushed forward, first denying Doug Loft's powerful shot and then McGlashan's curling ball from the left after the break.

As the first minibus arrived, people pushed forward.

The storyline was originally slated for the finale of the first series, but was pushed forward when the producers were pressured to deliver the story to the BBC.

Five minutes before half-time, Burns converted his third penalty as Tigers pushed forward, but the half ended all-square.

Celtic, smarting from the midweek league defeat by St Johnstone, which was their first domestic loss of 2015, pushed forward but failed to penetrate the home defence until the 42nd minute when Stefan Johansen cracked a shot from 25 yards that Radoslaw Cierzniak did well to palm away.