Sentence examples for was held first from inspiring English sources

The funeral Mass for Morgan, 17, was held first in Dungannon where young mourners outnumbered their elders.

The world's oldest annual marathon, it was held first in 1897 and annually thereafter on Patriots' Day (originally April 19; from 1969 the third Monday in April), which commemorates the Battles of Lexington and Concord (1775) in the American Revolutionary War.

The GC column temperature was held first at 40°C for 1 min, then ramped from 40 to 320°C at 12°C min-1 and held at 320°C for 2 min.

The tapping ceremony was held first at the last meeting of the Student Government Association of the Woman's College, and later during the final Class Night of the school year.

The Canada Cup, a tournament that featured the top professional players in the world, was held first in 1976, and then four more times until 1991.

To circumvent this difficulty, in 1946 a national plebiscite, known as the "3 times YES" referendum (3 razy TAK; 3×TAK), was held first, before the parliamentary elections.

Some are held first at the US Bagram air base near Kabul.

He had been held first in Lebanon and later in Iran.

Pool play games will be held first before the start of elimination round competition.

In each community, two focus group discussions were held: first with mothers and then with fathers of children younger than five years old.

The concerts were held first, and, when everyone's attention had been well and truly captured, prevention information on HIV/AIDS was dispensed.