Sentence examples for mounting the first from inspiring English sources

Sure enough, a phalanx of starched uniforms and peaked caps was mounting the first carriage.

By developing information-age credentials backed by a wide array of organizations outside the education system, creators of badge programs may be mounting the first serious competition to traditional degrees since college-going became the norm.

As Mr. Jiang spoke, adherents of Falun Gong tested his claim, mounting the first major protest against the president on Chinese soil since before the sect was banned on the mainland in July 1999.

Empire of Art Reaching out to its satellites abroad and other sources, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is mounting the first major exhibition of works from the Guggenheim Foundation's collections around the world.

At the San Francisco Opera, Pamela Rosenberg, justly singled out by Mr. Levy for her artistic boldness, made a far more important contribution to the field by triumphantly mounting the first American production of Messiaen's five-hour "St.

But the right relationships bring opportunities: Signature Theater Company, Mr. Albee's theatrical home of late, is mounting the first major New York revival of the newly titled "Edward Albee's The Lady From Dubuque," which opens on Monday, starring the Tony Award winner Jane Alexander.

Democrats accused the opponents of mounting the first-ever filibuster against a Pentagon chief for their own political purposes.

I looked down to see an ace and with anticipation mounting, the second card.

For making this effort and for mounting the eighth-longest filibuster ever, we feel Merkley deserves a MIDOTW award, at the very least.

In Korean Endgame, Selig Harrison mounts the first authoritative challenge to this long-standing U.S. policy.

Physicists have mounted the first successful attack of its kind on a commercial quantum cryptography system.