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The phrase "someone must first" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that a prerequisite action or condition must be fulfilled before another action can take place. Example: "Before we can proceed with the project, someone must first gather all the necessary data."
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Someone must first identify the fraud, however.
The law says that a government official may not accept a favor or benefit that influenced her performance, but in order to accept a favor, someone must first make an offer, i.e. there must be some kind of quid pro quo.
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And for birds of a feather to goose step together, someone must make the first move.
According to The New York Times, the lyrics have straightforward, anthem-like meaning with lines like "You can change someone else/Then you have saved someone else/ But you must first love yourself".
Their logic: In order to save someone from addiction, they must first be alive.
I often tell people if you want to know where someone is heading, you must first find out where they've been.
Other rules imposed by the extremist group declare that: fighters cannot have sex with or kiss each other's slaves, as these women belong to someone else; all militants must first purify their slaves' uteruses before having intercourse with her; and "it is permissible to have intercourse with the female slave who hasn't reached puberty if she is fit for intercourse".
However, in order to behave differently in response to someone else's race, you must first categorise that person as other-race.
For the United States to take real advantage of the election results, it must first find someone authoritative to talk to.
But the app is still new enough that you cannot expect others to have it, so instead of just grabbing someone else's information, you must first have a smartphone discussion.
My mother was fond of saying "if you want someone to hear you, you must first listen to them" -- know them, understand the questions they are asking, and be sensitive to their concerns.
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