11.   Now Bush has regained his position as frontrunner by winning the first unofficial rounds of the campaign.

12.   The Colts were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

13.   The German team were knocked out in the first round.

14.   The only way we could redeem ourselves was by getting out of the first round.

15.   There were plenty of thrills and spills as the first round of the East Senior knockout cup got under way.

16.   They had thus executed a vast pincer movement, and won the first round.

17.   They have reached the first round for the fifth successive year, although once admitted they initially quailed like nervous party-goers.

18.   Tyson annihilated his opponent in the first round.

19.   Within a month, the committee had picked eight teams to tackle the first round of breakthroughs.