He was first and foremost an educator who cared about his students.
"Why not get a job that pays more?" "First and foremost, because I really like what I'm doing."
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first and foremost — {adv. phr.} As the most important thing; first. * /First and foremost they needed food./ * /I want you to remember to pay that bill first and foremost./ * /First and foremost, we must keep America free./ … Dictionary of American idioms
first and foremost — {adv. phr.} As the most important thing; first. * /First and foremost they needed food./ * /I want you to remember to pay that bill first and foremost./ * /First and foremost, we must keep America free./ … Dictionary of American idioms
first and foremost — index ab initio Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
first and foremost — adverb Primarily; most importantly. There are many things to be considered before that question can be answered properly, I said, sententiously. First and foremost, do you love Mr. Edgar? Syn: above all … Wiktionary
first — I (earlier) adjective aboriginal, anterior, earlier, earliest, embryonic, inaugural, incipient, introductory, previous, primeval, primitive, prior associated concepts: at first impression, first lien, first reading, first stages of litigation, on … Law dictionary
First Earth Battalion — The First Earth Battalion was the name proposed by Lieutenant Colonel Jim Channon, a U.S. soldier who had served in Vietnam, for his idea of a new military to be organized along New Age lines. Contents 1 Principles 1.1 The Warrior Monk Ethos … Wikipedia
foremost — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English formest, from Old English, superlative of forma first; akin to Old High German fruma advantage, Old English fore fore Date: before 12th century 1. first in a series or progression 2. of first rank or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
foremost — See: FIRST AND FOREMOST … Dictionary of American idioms
foremost — See: FIRST AND FOREMOST … Dictionary of American idioms
First Stadtholderless Period — The First Stadtholderless Period or Era (1650 1672) (Dutch Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk ) is the period in the history of the Dutch Republic in which it reached the zenith of its economic, military and political Golden Age. The term has… … Wikipedia
Geography and the Church — • Explains the nature of this science and the course of its evolution Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Geography and the Church Geography and the Church … Catholic encyclopedia
