The first element of his punishment was probably not deprivation or discomfort, but plain homesickness.
These airstrikes are probably only the first element of an unfolding military campaign in Afghanistan.
The first element of the plan is simple: make the tax system more complicated.
'No more structural reorganisation' should be the first element of any party's policy on the NHS".
The first element of "Draghinomics" is an acceleration of the structural reforms needed to boost the eurozone's potential output growth.
In the second, use "his" just with the first element of the series, or with all three elements.
Worse, house-price deflation is only the first element of a quadruple whammy that is thumping American consumers.
Abrams's battalion was the first element of the Third Army to break through the siege, on December 26 , 1944
During the summer, the coalition government revisited the subject with a public consultation on bringing forward the first element of this plan to compensate for people living longer.
The first element of the party agenda developed over the past few months by the leadership and select party members will focus on family issues.
The first element of the resurrected pact is likely to be a joint announcement next week of the effective completion of the genome.
