Sentence examples for is of first from inspiring English sources

The relation of this occupies a few lines only, but the disclaimer is of first importance for the appreciation of the method that characterises the whole.

A linear differential equation is of first degree with respect to the dependent variable (or variables) and its (or their) derivatives.

Sorting out the shambles in Iraq is of first importance, but how it became a shambles is of interest, if only to ensure such a thing never happens again.

Grice, as we have already noted, thinks that everyday psychological theory is of first importance.

The linearity in diagram 7 elucidates that the kinetics of the reaction is of first order.

The version of the scheme presented here is of first or second order depending on the local Peclet number.

Clearly the question of what has really happened to Japan is of first-order geopolitical importance.

"The model is not, therefore, directly useful for issues where financial intermediation is of first-order importance," its designers admit.

"The changes made to the SAT did not substantially change how predictive the test is of first-year college performance," the studies said.

Our reviewer, R. L. Duffus, said that "Rourke's admirably thought out book is of first-rate importance because it indicates how rich in potentiality" the nation's reservoir of traditional culture is.

This macroeffect is of first-order importance.