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Meanings of first contingent in English

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Usage of first contingent in English
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You know I was among the first contingent serving alongside the Malazans.
Orb Sceptre Throne
2
The first contingent of personnel, 12 military policemen, arrived just before Christmas.
Project Trinity, 1945-1946
3
Credit Suisse priced the first contingent capital trade from Switzerland in February last year.
Reuters
4
On my reaching the ranch the first contingent of gathered cattle were under herd.
Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography
5
The first contingent of New Zealand athletes is due to arrive in Delhi on Saturday.
Radio NZ
6
Already the first contingent was assembling in the square.
Complete Books of Blood
7
His comments came as the first contingent of US troops landed in Poland for military exercises.
BBC
8
A hundred years ago the Wairarapa sent its first contingent of soldiers to the First World War.
Radio NZ
9
They reached the burning house almost as soon as did the first contingent of the bucket brigade.
The Young Firemen of Lakeville; Or, Herbert Dare's Pluck
10
The first contingent of Irish soldiers participating in the United Nations Mission to Liberia will leave Dublin today.
The Irish Times
11
We will be one of the convoy to protect the crossing of the first contingent of American troops.
The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers
12
Major General Peter Warwick Gilmore led the first contingent of Australian Special Forces troops into Afghanistan back in 2001.
Radio NZ
13
The third section of the first contingent of American troops sent to France reached the shores of England safely.
The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers
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Sanders remained to receive the first contingent for Buford, which would leave our range on the 25th of each month.
The Outlet
15
Just two weeks before the mosque attacks in Christchurch, the city welcomed its first contingent of refugees since the 2010 earthquake.
Radio NZ
16
After lunch I went with Roberts to see the departure of the first contingent of American volunteers from the Gare Saint-Lazare.
Paris War Days: Diary of an American
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