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How to use the word foremost in a Sentence? Page #6

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The Minsk agreements have to be observed by everyone. But we believe that it's first and foremost up to the Kiev authorities to do that.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Of course, in these conditions which we are living through now, we must carefully but still use our reserve funds ... first and foremost, the reserves of the government, this is just what these reserve funds are meant for - to finance social obligations at a time of economic decline - and this is what we will certainly do.

Russia President Vladimir Putin

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Anne was our leader, Anne was our conscience. Anne wanted to make sure that every story that we put online was first and foremost right, there's always going to be a spot there that we will miss.

Kevin Carpenter

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’re going to make a show that Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon like, so Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon hope that translates to people that love the comics, as well, but first and foremost, Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon goal is to make a great television show.

Seth Rogen

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

In no way is this justifiable foremost disrespects #Iran. All Iranian officials are fully committed to confront these illegal acts.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Poland has a major interest in preventing any British EU exit. We are ready to support British demands as regards changes to their treaty obligations and possibly also changes to the European Union's treaty architecture, we want Britain to stay in the EU... The EU's strength comes first and foremost from its scale. It would make a bad precedent to create a smaller union. That would mean the weakening of Europe's position.

Konrad Szymanski

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The defense of Israel is what concerns me in Syria first and foremost, and on that we'll continue to act forcefully.

The Israeli prime minister

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I just think that it should be a complete wake-up call to every parent, educator, policymaker, business person (and) tech industry person that the reshaping of our media tech landscape is first and foremost affecting young people's lives and reshaping childhood and adolescence.

James Steyer

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We have experience fighting ISIS and I think the whole world has seen as evidence of that the areas that we currently hold in Syria. We hope that this assistance will evolve from all our different friends and allies. We need all types of assistance but first and foremost weapons are primarily our most important need.

Mohamed Rasho

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The class action law in Italy is a swindle and has nothing to do with the real class action (cases) that you see in the United States, which, first and foremost, inflict punitive damages that have a concrete dissuasive effect.

Marco Ramadori

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The only way to achieve spending cuts that will move the needle will be to attack these favoured areas of spending - which is pensions first and foremost.

Christopher Granville

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We have to do our best to try to pick the right cases and families to look at and you hope you don't miss something. ... Child safety wasn't always first and foremost in every workers mind. The policies were dictated that we are going to look at the cases a little different, we need to get back to looking at every case through a protective lens.

Peter MacKinnon

Found on CNN
8 years ago

First and foremost, I think it was an interesting way to examine a topic that we’ve looked at for decades in a slightly new way.

Jenn Matheson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Glencore's exit was clearly a no confidence vote on the sector but foremost on a company that is disadvantaged versus the other big players, the situation is critical. Raising capital now will put pressure on the share price and as the highest-cost of the big producers, Lonmin is the first to feel the pain and the need to restructure.

Ingo Hofmaier

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

While we were certainly looking forward to this year's celebration and hosting the U.S. and UK communities at RAF Feltwell, we have to put public safety first and foremost.

David Eaglin

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I said, let’s first and foremost try to understand why food waste was being generated. If I can understand it, we can figure out what we can do to alter behavior, we knew it was just horrible.

Larry LeSueur

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

One, LAFC is a very different team, we are a new expansion team and first and foremost we will be getting a new stadium, not just one stadium where two teams are playing.

Nomar Garciaparra

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

First and foremost, it's a real easy song to play. Second, it's got a great beat. Third, it's got a lot of notoriety, meaning it must be naughty, so it must be fun.

Eric Predoehl

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

We need to first and foremost signal that we cannot accept this change and that, if this change is continued, that we will have to change the cost calculus for Russia in order to help them to find their way to a less bellicose position.

Philip Breedlove

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Where the public transportation is open to all, there is a strong argument to designate a limited public forum to ensure a peaceful and efficient system aimed at getting the public to their destinations first and foremost.

Marci Hamilton

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Never once did I come out to my students, because that’s not my duty to do so. They first and foremost need to know me as their teacher, as a mentor, as a sort of counselor, and who I am outside of my classroom has no bearing on my professional career.

Tyler McCubbin

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

We could be surprised, but I think that the signals so far are that security remains the foremost priority, that there's no inclination for broader political reform or change, or even a loosening up of the environment for political speech.

Gregory Gause

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Most people tend to think first and foremost of a placebo not evoking a biological response but a psychological response, if there is indeed a biological element and you can actually find a genetic basis for it, you would absolutely be causing a revolution in clinical trial design.

Arthur Caplan

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

The views about women candidates and how they should conduct themselves has really changed since 2008, first and foremost people vote for candidates that they like, people who connect with them emotionally. I think that helps with everybody but certainly it helps with women and the men who love them. It just makes her a more complete person.

Bonnie Campbell

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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