"I felt good and all washed clean of sin for the first time I had ever felt.

VOA: special.2010.03.21

It was the first time he had ever had so many people sitting and listening to him.

VOA: special.2010.05.29

It is the first time the North has ever paid such an explicit tribute to a South Korean leader.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

"It's an image that is very North Korean, but the way it's being treated is exceptional and this is the first time anyone has ever seen this style of art in the country ."

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

and went on to sell more than 100,000 copies of the song at a time when there were only about That song is regarded as the first-ever country music hit, and Loudon Wainwright performs it under the title "The Deal" on his Grammy-nominated CD.

VOA: standard.2010.01.24

"The bus went into the middle of the desert and at a certain moment the call to prayer came just lilting through the desert - first time I've ever heard it - and then the bus stopped and all of those colorful people got off the bus."

VOA: standard.2010.05.21