Sentence examples for the first test is from inspiring English sources

"When small businesses are looking at whether to go for an opportunity like this, the first test is, 'Is this in line with what we do as a company?

The first test is the Recent Work Test.

In any case, the first test is the signature collection.

The first test is likely to be taxes.

The first test is the appointment of the next president of the European commission.

The first test is whether gross operating profits—or "EBITDA"—have risen (see table).

"The first test is, can you do this without killing a lot of civilians," the senior NATO commander said.

The first test is the Heat, a team that is as athletic on defense as any other in the league.

The first test is dealing with Mr. Milosevic and other Serbs indicted by the international tribunal in The Hague as war criminals.

Any time researchers declare a miracle — cold fusion, stem-cell cloning — the first test is whether a rival laboratory can reproduce the results.

Pivotal to the first test is the definition of "like circumstances" when considering taxes imposed on individuals with the same income.