Sentence examples for first time president from inspiring English sources

Asked afterward how it felt to see Mrs. Clinton on the ballot for the first time, President Clinton said: "It was a thrill.

They demanded higher pensions.For the first time, President Fidel Ramos of the Philippines did not rule out running for a second term next year, if the constitution were amended to allow this.

Somewhat conspicuously, and not for the first time, President Karzai avoided mentioning the deaths of foreign troops in Afghanistan, even though his speech came only a day after four French soldiers were shot and killed by an Afghan soldier.

And Javier Muñoz — who happened to be substituting for Miranda the first time President Obama saw the show, and who was also on stage when Beyoncé and Jay Z were in attendance — has a more mellifluous singing voice than Miranda.

For the first time, President Bush noted that the Mideast peace talks had stalled, and he laid the blame solely on the Palestinian leader, Yasir Arafat, and his dismissal of his first prime minister.

The proposal to cut the Social Security benefits of upper-income retirees represents the first time President Bush has dared to ask people of my affluent ilk not just to hold our noses but to sacrifice something.

Colombia extradited a suspected cocaine smuggler to the United States today, the second time President Andres Pastrana has sent one of his countryman to stand trial abroad.

It is why, for the fifth time, President Obama will have to address the issue of job creation in his State of the Union, and why his approval ratings continue to plummet.

And both states would be tough places to start for a first-time president.

Gene Sperling noted that first-time Presidents are quickly confronted by the reality of whatever situation they've inherited.

Both were first-time presidents.