Sentence examples for recognized for the first from inspiring English sources

"The truth is, thousands of people are involved in loving relationships and having them recognized for the first time," Mr. Ragone said.

A Tokyo court last week rejected a lawsuit for damages filed by the 180 Chinese but recognized for the first time that Japan had conducted biological warfare experiments in China during World War II.

PAGE A10 Japan's Royalty Admits Pain In admitting that Princess Masako was receiving therapy for depression and anxiety, Japan's monarchy publicly recognized for the first time something most take for granted: personal happiness.

Three years ago, the Supreme Court recognized for the first time that keeping a handgun at home is a fundamental constitutional right, prompting a wave of gun-rights litigation that has placed New York and other cities on the defensive.

She was forty-six when she gave birth to the last, and he was eighteen and on a weekend home from college when he recognized, for the first time in his life, what the sighs and the stirrings coming from his parents' bedroom on that Saturday morning actually signified.

Those words come from Justice William O. Douglas's 1965 opinion for the Court in Griswold v. Connecticut, in which the Justices recognized for the first time a constitutional right to privacy, and ruled that a state could not deny married couples access to birth control.

Recognized for the seventh consecutive year as one of the 200 best arts and crafts events in the country by the trade magazine "Sunshine Artist," the Flemington Crafts Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary, showcasing artisans from across the country.

Gail Mancuso is recognized for the second time for "Modern Family".

That is part of the reason why Denver was recently recognized for the third year in a row as the best city for singles.

George Canon, supervisor of the town of Newcomb, praised the plan for recognizing "for the first time the economic impact that snowmobiling has on the communities of the Adirondacks".

What the Rio+20 agreement recognizes, for the first time on such an intergovernmental scale, is that sustainable development is not simply 'code' for an environmental action agenda.