Sentence examples for ruling in the first from inspiring English sources

But it was Ms. Sebelius's interference with science that sparked Judge Korman's ruling in the first place.

The match against Maguire hinged on a ruling in the first frame of the final session, when referee Leo Scullion chose not to call a miss after Carter tried and failed to escape a difficult snooker with five previous attempts.

A preliminary ruling in the first case is expected as soon as Tuesday.

Depending on the ruling in the first medical marijuana case to hit the Supreme Court, medical users and recreational consumers might one day be able to walk in to stores and buy medicinal pot products straight off the shelf, similar to plants like Echinacea or St. John's Wort.

But Fifa overturned the punishment and Togo, presented with this second chance, have returned - seeing off Kenya on the away goals ruling in the second round before coming through a tricky qualifying task when beating 2012 co-hosts Gabon by the narrowest of margins.

After the death of Francis II, Catherine de Médicis, who was ruling in the name of her second son, Charles IX, abandoned the repressive religious policy of Francis I and Henry II and attempted to achieve religious reconciliation.

SOMETIMES it seems that the founding father of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, has spent more time trying to tear himself away from running the island-state than he did ruling it in the first place.

Mussina was aided by a questionable ruling in the fourth inning, when John McDonald singled to center field and Gregg Zaun tried to score from second base.

The ruling, in the third wrongful death suit against Taser to be dismissed in the last month, sent the company's shares up about 11percentt.

Jim Fassel, the Giants' coach, did not dwell on that ruling after the game, complaining instead that the officials would not allow him to challenge a fumble ruling in the fourth quarter.

In short, the ruling in the second case must not be inconsistent with the result in the precedent case, but the court is otherwise free to make a ruling narrower than that in the precedent.