Sentence examples similar to is at first used from inspiring English sources

Large tubular bells were at first used as a substitute for church bells in towers.

"Three strikes" laws, which were at first used to put away persistently violent criminals for life, have in several states been applied to lesser offenders.

Allan Chase, the principal, says that the Hurst house was at first used as a guest house for visiting ministers and conference guests, but that it was gutted by a fire set by vandals in 1988.

In the playwright's time, the 18th century, his bantering manner was labeled marivaudage, a word that was at first used derisively but then became a mark of approbation.

Though the rules of the Hurlingham Club of England (which was founded in 1886) were at first used in the United States, in 1888 a system of handicapping players was devised to equalize tournament play.

It was at first used for both seaplanes and landplanes, but due to landing problems, a separate landplane base was opened in Manston in 1916.

To investigate the effects of using surname localisation on the ability to detect genetic population structure, a range of MLQs was at first used as a cut off to define local versus non-local surnames.

"I was at first using old hand-me-down gear from the 90s," says Jeremy.

The fuzzy controller is developed at first using matlab Simulink model.

The solution of linear elastic crack tip field is investigated at first, using the finite element method.

Freight transport was retained, at first using El 9, and later shunting locomotives because of the lack of maintenance.