Sentence examples for refer first from inspiring English sources

Another possible explanation is that it was originally a local name given to the plains of Ephesus, which ancient Greeks and Romans extended to refer first to Anatolia (contemporary Asia Minor, which is the western extreme of mainland Asia), and then to the known world east of the Mediterranean Sea.

Mu'ādh replied that he would refer first to the Qur'an, then to the Sunnah and finally commit to ijtihad to make his own judgment.

In the text, we will refer first to the yeast nomenclature and then additionally to the names and mutant phenotypes of ESCRT genes in higher organisms.

Each time we discuss the estimates of employment effects on fertility, we refer first to the descriptive findings that come from the simple intensity models for first and second births (modeled separately from employment transitions).

Whenever possible, physicians should refer first to the relevant guidelines, but should these not provide the required information it is our hope that this document can give some direction on how to proceed until the professional society guidelines can be updated.

Passengers who refer first-timers to the Paul Gauguin, a 330-passenger ship that runs French Polynesian itineraries, are offered a credit of $400 when they make their next booking with Regent.

It refers, first, to Gloria Steinem, the founder of Ms. magazine.

"We're like brothers," Jeter said, referring first to Posada, and then sensing the larger dynamic.

Indeed, he referred first to the Fed's attention to "price stability" and second to its interest in "sustainable growth".

The title's double meaning refers first to little Riad, and second to the heroic projections of Arab nationalism.

Followers of EPN," he wrote in a tweet, referring, first, to a rival political party, and, second, to President Enrique Peña Nieto.