Sentence examples for of being first from inspiring English sources

Murakami is rightfully proud of being first.

"I'm tired of being first," he said.

"The novelty of being first to market is a plus for Citi.

His company has never since questioned the value of being first with the news.

fiasco cost Shettles his job, his reputation and above all his dream of being first.

This idea of being first girlfriend," she says, beginning to laugh, "is just bollocks to me".

First, we investigate the consequences of being first-, middle- or last-born on the chances of surviving to adulthood and reproducing.

We aimed to quantify the metabolic risk in young adulthood of being first-born relative to those born second or subsequently.

For the Bayesian model we assume exchangeability of twins within pairs (i.e., no effects of being first-born), and identical prevalence in MZ twins, DZ twins, and singletons.

On this basis, we argue that the wisdom of the intermediary involves mastering different roles, functions, and ways-of-being (first-order wisdom), and deciding between them in each individual situation of intermediation (second-order wisdom).

It reached a triumphant peak this summer, with the publication of "Living History," her extended meditation on the tribulations of being First Lady.