first proceeding

基本解释

It's the first such proceeding in fifteen years.
这是五十年来第一次发生这样的诉讼。
This is the stuff I want you to read first, before proceeding on or posting messages to this article's discussion board.
我希望你在开始阅读或讨论这篇文章之前，能先读以下的信息。
However, to the researchers' surprise, the episode is replayed in time-reverse order, with the most recent locations first, proceeding sequentially back to the beginning of the task.
然而，让研究人员感到惊讶的是，这种回放是以发生的时间倒叙的，首先是发生于最近地点的事件，接着一直到任务开始时的事件。

Under the existing system (which will remain in effect until 18 months from signing), if someone applies for a patent and you have evidence that you invented it first, you can institute an interference proceeding.
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Particularly since debtors have little ability to restrict when they can be placed into an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding, this decision must give the heebie-jeebies to planners whose first line of defense is a business entity to attempt to shield personal assets.
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