The U.S. government cannot be expected to endorse fully and readily, if at all and if ever, an Israeli decision to strike first.
Matsui later turned provider for Honda, who opted to strike first time but missed from 20 yards when he clearly had the space to take an initial touch.
Former England fast bowler James Kirtley was first to strike with his 600th first-class wicket, having Yuvraj Singh caught behind.
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They are the only nations that both possess nuclear weapons and are large enough, in theory, to absorb a first strike and live to retaliate.
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Under the benefaction of former military President Ibrahim Babangida, he was awarded an oil production license and went on to become the first Nigerian to strike oil in commercial quantities.
It is most common among young people, and is most likely to strike for the first time between the ages of 20 and 25.
He organised its first strike, which led to his first stint in prison.
With four minutes of injury time signalled, Myhill produced a brilliant save to parry Fabregas's powerful 20-yard strike to earn Hull their first ever victory against Arsenal.
The first U.S. armed drone attack, which appears to be the first such strike ever, took place in mid-November 2001 and killed the military commander of al Qaeda, Mohammed Atef, in Afghanistan.
These are widely recognized as far less conducive to a first-strike than are short-time-of-flight ballistic missiles.
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But Mbu was first to strike, glancing an inswinging Scott McBride corner towards goal and, despite the efforts of Richard Walker who tried in vain to keep the ball out at the far post, the ball ended up in the back of the net.
Gordon Brown is particularly keen to defuse that tension, not least because the first national strike is planned to coincide with his announcement of the Government's spending plans.
Kilmarnock trailed to Mark Kerr's first half strike but hit back through goals from Liam Kelly and Kevin Kyle to boost their survival hopes and establish a two-point lead over Falkirk.
Talks are continuing to try to avert the first ever strike at the firm that builds warheads for Trident, the UK's nuclear weapons system.
Among other things, this strategy has meant holding on to shows like 30 Rock and Friday Night Lights, which have failed to strike ratings gold in their first year on the air.
Ms. Park will also be seeking to use her first White House summit as an opportunity to strike a connection with Mr. Obama, who counted her predecessor, Mr. Lee, among his closest foreign allies.
The Dragons had their chances to go in front but Saints started to pile on the pressure again to strike twice in the last 10 minutes of the first half to open up an 18-8 lead and kill the game off.
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The first of these to strike a deal was Renaissance Capital, a high-profile western-style investment bank with a strong corporate and international client base.
Monument Oil and Gas was among the first western firms to strike a deal in Turkmenistan, one of the energy-rich countries surrounding the Caspian Sea.
The Swede is expected to pick his first-choice strike partnership of Liverpool's Michael Owen and Everton's Wayne Rooney with Emile Heskey and Alan Smith on the bench.
If they do not, their own military men will spend an increasing amount of time worrying about the danger of losing all their nuclear might to an enemy's first strike.
Chelsea's 2-0 victory at Liverpool earlier in the day meant United had to beat Sunderland to keep their title hopes realistically alive and they did so, thanks to a first-half Nani strike after spurning several other opportunities.
Union leaders call it the biggest strike in Iberia's history because it's the first time that all three units -- pilots, cabin crews and ground personnel -- have joined forces to strike and it's the first time so many days of strikes have been announced at one time.
For instance, former Navy Secretary Gordon England was launched by the admirals on a hapless mission to kill the Marine version of the F-35 joint strike fighter during the first Bush Administration, only to be shot down in joint deliberations.
Late on, De Laet came to Norwich's rescue when he first stopped a goalbound Moses strike before picking himself up to block Hugo Rodallega's follow-up.
Wolves goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey did brilliantly to race out and block Mata's strike after a delightful first-time Torres pass, and defender Richard Stearman then did enough to put off Lampard with the midfielder poised to shoot home following another astute Torres through-ball.
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