11.   Barb knew firsthand how lonely that first year could be.

12.   Because he was so far ahead in his first year, he spent his time on other things.

13.   Drop-outs in the first years of primary education remain very high.

14.   During the first Cold War years, the capitalist block was indeed seeking the downfall of the war-exhausted Soviet Union.

15.   During the first few years of life, enduring personality characteristics are established.

16.   Early in the first year his behaviour pattern was showing dips and troughs.

17.   Even if she manages to get through her first probationary year, life is not an easy ride for full members either.

18.   For the first year of the Dayton peace accords, international attention centered on Bosnia.

19.   Half of all new restaurants bite the dust in the first year.