"involves first" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are talking about something that is done before something else. For example, "The process of renovating the kitchen involves first removing the old cabinets."
Seizing the opportunity involves first seeing the flaw in one premise of our current policy.
Understanding what land reform can do for Scotland involves first of all understanding what land reform is actually about.
"The best technique involves first laying the banana horizontally across your fruit plate, cutting off each end and then slicing the skin lengthways," he wrote.
Oxitec, aware of many people's fundamental opposition to genetic modification, has opted for a business strategy that involves first getting government approval.
His favorite anecdote involves first baseman Jason Giambi, who returned to the dugout after clubbing a long home run at Fenway Park.
Another option may be the related, slightly lesser absolution of a pardon (unlike an amnesty, it generally involves first saying that you were guilty).
This approach involves first identifying any issues around gender equality in the workforce and pay structures, then taking action to address those issues and finally reporting publicly on their progress.
Summing up, this methodology involves, first, the estimation of Eqs.
Our formal relative smoothness criterion only involves first seasonal lag autocorrelations.
The process involves, first, the identification and assessment of the key variables.
One fundamental consideration regarding our proposed method involves first distinguishing whether a signal onset occurs.
