Sentence examples for prima first from inspiring English sources

To correct this situation, Francis prepared a new and more detailed rule (Regula prima, "First Rule," or Regula non bullata, "Rule Without a Bull"), which reasserted devotion to poverty and the apostolic life and introduced greater institutional structure but was never officially sanctioned by the pope.

He published an introduction to Copernicus's ideas, the Narratio prima (First Report).

Only one species of Sinosauropteryx has been named: S. prima, meaning "first" in reference to its status as the first feathered non-avialian dinosaur species discovered.

In this context, Will is identified as "origo prima" (the first source), though it is only directly described as the "source" of form.

But the 'transcensus' also possesses a logical-semantical aspect, insofar as it is directed to the communissima, and an epistemological aspect, insofar as it is directed to the prima, the first conceptions of the intellect.

prima donna (first woman, contrasted with English).

The erratic performances of the goalkeeper Marco Paoloni for the Lega Pro Prima Divisione (third tier) side Cremonese had drawn some attention in the early part of last season, but not nearly so much as some of his team-mates would during a win over Paganese.

Alicia Markova became the company's first prima ballerina in 1933.

The first prima ballerina was also a foreigner, Félicité Hullen from Paris.

Prima Donna was first commissioned by New York's Metropolitan Opera, but the bilingual Wainwright got into a spat with the Met's general director Peter Gelb after he delivered his libretto in French.

The donkey is excellent, but there is also human interest in this entertaining revival, which features an assured performance by the 29-year-old mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard in her first prima donna role at the Met.