No battle plan survives the first contact with the enemy, according to German Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke.
How many months does it take to sell a product from the first contact with a customer until you collect payment?
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Downing Street said Mr Blair had a five-minute telephone conversation with the new Israeli prime minister, the first contact between the two men.
The first contact from the Salvation Army was made to the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives in mid-April, said Jay Lefkowitz, the OMB's general counsel.
The first contact, the first phone call you had with somebody you loved, the first day that you woke up in a world that would never be the same.
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So this led the administration to do some more damage control, saying the Rove was not the first contact, and that Rove simply was contacted by the Salvation Army, and then passed along the request to the Budget office.
After Q catapults the Enterprise 7, 000 light years across the galaxy, the crew makes first contact with the Borg.
That should be some compensation for not being the first to contact little green men.
If the drama of first contact was denied the late-arriving Pilgrims, it is even less available to travelers today.
The gang first made contact with the boy online months ago, police are quoted as saying in local media reports.
Last October, Kosovan Prime Minister Hashim Thaci had talks with his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic in Brussels - the first direct political contact between the two sides since Kosovo proclaimed independence in 2008.
The protest was organised following last week's talks between Mr Thaci and his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic in Brussels - the first direct political contact between the two sides since Kosovo proclaimed independence in 2008.
When the Spanish first made contact with Peru in the 16th century, they found coastal communities eating raw fish steeped in tumbo, a type of passion fruit.
But the science team on Curiosity needed a target to try out the first close-contact work using the rover's arm-held X-ray-spectrometer, APXS. So the dark pyramid was chosen and informally given the name Jake Matijevic in honour of a recently deceased rover engineer.
On the other hand, lining up behind the first whistleblower to contact a regulator may be more witnesses and potential informants who lacked the courage to be the first one out of the gate.
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But this is the home of UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), the first point of contact for all merchant shipping transiting the high-risk area.
They are the first point of contact for anyone who wants to relay their experiences to the inquiry.
Chief financial officers and controllers are usually the first point of contact for MDS Lavastorm Analytics.
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Sadly, not yet but they can report on the path taken after the first point of contact.
The first step is to contact your regional rural development adviser on one of the following numbers.
The very first transistor was the point-contact transistor, and that was Bardeen and Brattain.
The workers spent 17 days before they were able to establish their first contact with the outside world.
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Tonight's introduction of Chewbacca might be the first time some kids come into contact with the tall, lovable Wookiee, Filoni said.
Consumers who have a problem returning a gift, should first contact the store manager or customer service department of the retailer.
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But Mr Chen suggested the talks could be held on the same terms as the two sides' first contact in 1992.
The Tequestas first came into contact with European colonisers in 1513, when a Spanish explorer, Ponce de Leon, landed in the area.
After that initial moment of wow brought on by story-telling, comedy, desire, or nostalgia, the first step to engagement marketing is acquiring the contact information of interested consumers.
If he wanted to resolve the problem, he would have contact the Show in the first place and things would be much easier then.
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The first responder at the scene is also in constant contact with the paramedic team who are travelling to the emergency.
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