Sentence examples for given to a first-time from inspiring English sources

No better counsel has ever been given to a first-time director and writer.

The latter is given to a first-time novelist over 40, and the Trask to up-and-coming, even previously unknown talent.

Michael Cox's 1850s murder mystery The Meaning of Night, published this September, secured one of the largest advances ever given to a first-time novelist, while Jane Harris's debut The Observations is currently receiving widespread attention.

He began placing short stories in literary journals and, eventually, in 1998, published his first novel, "Goodnight, Nebraska," which won the James A. Michener Memorial Prize, given to a first-time author 40 or older (he was 51 at the time).

During the London Film Festival, a regular "Satyajit Ray Award" is given to a first-time feature director whose film best captures "the artistry, compassion and humanity of Ray's vision".

In 1999, their invention torcetrapib was given to a patient for the first time.

In addition an individual Peabody went to Bill Moyers, and a Peabody was given to a Web site for the first time.

Jacki Weaver received the Raymond Longford Award in recognition of her long career while the Byron Kennedy award was given to an organisation for the first time, the Australian Cinematographers Society.

A Tel Aviv suicide bombing coincides with his acceptance of a prestigious Israeli prize (given to an Arab for the first time).

Mr. Mendes said he was grateful to DreamWorks for giving a first-time film director whose background was on the British stage a chance to direct a comedy about American suburbanites.

The drug I studied for my PhD and gave to a human for the first time in 1986 (lamotrigine) is now a widely used anti-epileptic and there are many successful interventions on the market I have been associated with over the years.