But this was soon after the demise of Enron, and El Paso was first in line for scrutiny.
Hey, if you head to the Apple store now, you can be first in line!
Having topped the marketmakers' bid, Milman got first in line to execute an order at market.
The legislative speaker is first in line to succeed the president, should something happen to Arafat.
They, at least, should be first in line among the pre-bankruptcy creditors to be paid.
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The postbankruptcy lenders are first in line during a liquidation, but even so they are taking a significant risk.
Their eldest daughter, nine-year-old Catharina-Amalia, has become Princess of Orange and is now first in line to the throne.
When the store opened a year later, he was first in line and bought a 12-pack of Bud Light.
"Ford should play first in line when looking for a recovery in the U.S. auto sector, " the analyst said.
Some had braved the early morning rain to be first in line, with people starting to arrive from 0700 GMT.
The child will be next in line to the British throne after William, whose father Charles is first in line.
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Raises may not come back into fashion for a while, but you can be first in line when they do.
Naturally, companies that use water as a key ingredient are going to be the first in line to take on the issue.
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Many also assume that even when a local government gets into financial trouble, bondholders are always first in line to be paid.
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The first in line to the throne is generally the eldest son of a sovereign, unless the monarch's children are all female.
Danny Fukuba, a student at nearby Foothill College, is first in line.
Soup kitchens do exist, but foreign labourers are often first in line.
As a result, in late January they made an announcement that fertilizer producers will be first in line to get any natural gas.
Everardo McFarlane of Phoenix was none too happy with the change, as he was first in line Friday but didn't make the cut.
Yet they were the first in line outside a Hollywood Video store in the Seattle suburb of Lake Forest Park to buy the video.
Sentinel node biopsy works on the principle that a few of the underarm nodes are first in line to host the spreading cancer cells.
Maybe they would like to be first in line for a low-cost loan, or at least to secure a spot ahead of subsidized Canadian competitors.
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The real reason: poor children are the first in line for the risks posed by killer diseases, but last in line for basic health services.
Most had started to line up once the early-morning commuter trains started running, according to 19-year-old college student Ryo Watanabe, who was first in line.
Barclays Capital analysts said first in line would be bond holders.
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Adam Brown, a second-year law student at Arizona State University, was first in line for the grand opening of a new Krispy Kreme in Mesa, Arizona.
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As Prince of Orange -- the title given to the person first in line to the Dutch throne -- he has been interested in sustainability and innovation.
The first in line would likely be the Special Operations forces who appreciate the immense benefits of such a revolutionary technology for its demanding unconventional warfare missions.
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