He has for the first time encountered formidable opposition from the Republicans in Congress.
Party membership has for the first time been outstripped by the conservative CDU.
A large study has for the first time calculated the national death rate for home births.
This year's historic drought has for the first time cajoled cities into water rationing.
"This administration has, for the first time, tried to put together a comprehensive strategy," she said.
Besides training hard, he has, for the first time, watched tapes of an opponent.
And the market has, for the first time in many years, become receptive to initial public offerings by biotechnology companies.
ReprintsIn recent days, however, he has for the first time recognised his mistakes, apologising at length during a television interview.
The Lawrenceville School, a 192-year-old preparatory school, has for the first time named a woman as its head.
What Bush has done has, for the first time, made sure all Muslims across the world are united.
Their language has, for the first time, been put into a written form (they use the English alphabet).
