Sentence examples for straightforward first from inspiring English sources

The process was relatively straightforward: first, a stamp imprinted a pattern of troughs and ridges.

The most straightforward first step would be a rise in fuel-tax rates, currently at 18.4 cents a gallon.

Serena,who will face the 29th-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova tomorrow, could not have wished for a more straightforward first set.

Until Stanislas Wawrinka knocked out Andy Murray on Sunday night, it had been a remarkably straightforward first week at the United States Open.

At least on paper, the refined strategy's two main tactics are relatively straightforward: First, sell the product as a practical problem-solver, with energy efficiency as a bonus instead of the main benefit.

And when I lob him a straightforward first question about the collaborator on his new album, The Pale Emperor, he launches into a long-winded story about house hunting.

Slowly but surely they were drawn back in by an absorbing and entertaining contest that began with a surprisingly straightforward first-set victory for the No12 seeds.

Even though he has a straightforward first-round match against a French wild card, Anthony Dupuis, it might be considered bold to pick the top-seeded player to defend his title here.

Sarah Waters (short-listed for the Man Booker and Orange prizes) exchanged the straightforward first-person thriller style that characterized her earlier "lesbian Victorian romps" for sombre realism in The Night Watch, a novel about World War II and its aftermath.

But this is not a straightforward second act, as the notebook of a deceased cultural historian suggests.

Nadal looked poised for a straightforward fourth-round outing as he broke Nishikori in the opening game following some loose shots from the world No17.