He called the first-round vote “a day of friendship and brotherhood.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Let the Swords Encircle Me] Reference

(All first-round finalists also scored at least 400.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Justin Snider: $3.4 Billion Up for Grabs: Who Will Get a Piece?] Reference

He shot a first-round 60 last month in winning the John Deere Classic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Golf Looks for Its Lost Bearings] Reference

By last September, when Jennifer suffered a first-round loss in the U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fault, Miss Capriati] Reference

And tonight he was witnessing an all-out rout in the first-round playoffs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Finding Hope In Mourning] Reference

Both were areas where New York's first-round application was found lacking.    From Wordnik.com.  [State Edges Closer to Race-to-the-Top Funding] Reference

The Redskins spent their first-round draft pick on left tackle Trent Williams.    From Wordnik.com.  [New kids on the block beef up line] Reference

When you're up against most mutual funds, you "lose in a first-round knockout.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Down With Mutual Funds?] Reference

The Broncos 'first-round draft pick, who may be the team's most famous player.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tim Tebow's Hair Cut: Rookie Gets Awful 'Do As Part Of Hazing] Reference

STARR'S NFL PICKSBoth the first-round bye and the home field are huge advantages.    From Wordnik.com.  [Starr Gazing: Root, Root, Root For The Home Team] Reference

Kirchner carried only seven of Argentina's 23 provinces in the first-round election.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Man Nobody Knows] Reference

The agreement between Gresham and the Bengals leaves three first-round draft picks without deals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jermaine Gresham, Bengals agree] Reference

In other developments, the Redskins are hopeful that first-round pick Trent Williams will sign soon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shanahan: Wait-and-see on Haynesworth [UPDATED]] Reference

"There's a shift away from frenzied first-round investing as VCs budget for future rounds," says Reyes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ante Up In A Down Market] Reference

As of Monday afternoon, only four of the 32 first-round choices had not agreed to deals with their teams.    From Wordnik.com.  [Suh among four 1st-rounders without deals] Reference

The first-round draft pick was already limited to one practice a day after undergoing off-season toe surgery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Giants Offense Hit With Bevy of Injuries] Reference

Now the first-round L.A. Sparks draft pick has gone from being a much-hyped starter to playing off the bench.    From Wordnik.com.  [Up In The Air] Reference

He controlled Bills defensive end Aaron Maybin, a first-round pick in 2009, blocking him onto his back on one play.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trent Williams overcomes nerves, plays well in debut] Reference

The Washington Redskins 'first-round pick was eager to hear from his agents whether his contract would be completed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trent Williams happy with deal, gets right to work] Reference

While McGee hopes to hang on, Wizards first-round pick Kevin Seraphin was cut from the French team earlier this week.    From Wordnik.com.  [JaVale McGee holding on, Kevin Seraphin gets cut] Reference

Winning all three first-round matches by multiple goals against weak opposition does you no good later in the World Cup.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Cognoscenti's Guide To The World Cup] Reference

And if Portugal regroups and thrashes Poland, the U.S. may get a very deflated Polish team in its final first-round game.    From Wordnik.com.  [No, That Was Not A Dream] Reference

Add an unfriendly first-round draw (chart) and America's run in France may last only as long as Keller's goaltending magic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Taking On The World] Reference

That's because the charismatic first-round pick just signed on to a multi-year deal to be a spokesman for Jockey underwear.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tim Tebow Will Be Face Of Jockey Underwear] Reference

That put him 10 shots behind Bubba Watson, the largest first-round deficit Woods has faced since he returned at the Masters.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tiger Woods Struggles At Bridgestone Invitational] Reference

He lost eight teeth during last year's first-round playoff series against Montreal, not that it phased him on the bench much.    From Wordnik.com.  [Source: Eric Belanger to re-sign with Caps] Reference

The other outside linebackers this season, former first-round picks Robert Ayers and Jarvis Moss, didn't have a sack last year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Elvis Dumervil Could Miss Most Of Season With Torn Chest Muscle] Reference

Have a 60-day plan: You most likely established during your first-round interviews that you have the basic skills to do the job.    From Wordnik.com.  [How To Ace Your Second-Round Job Interview] Reference

The former first-round pick out of Florida State is perhaps best known for a 109-yard touchdown he scored against Minnesota in 2007.    From Wordnik.com.  [Darrelle Who? Jets Draw Plan B] Reference

The presidential guard, with tanks and heavy weaponry, squared off against Bemba loyalists after first-round results were announced.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diamond in the Rough] Reference

Some of the points you made during your first-round interviews must have encouraged the employer to invite you in for the second round.    From Wordnik.com.  [How To Ace Your Second-Round Job Interview] Reference

Rookie Kyle Wilson, a first-round draft pick out of Boise State, will be worked in as well, according to secondary coach Dennis Thurman.    From Wordnik.com.  [Darrelle Who? Jets Draw Plan B] Reference

Still, it seems clear that after three consecutive first-round exits in the postseason Torre's time with the Yankees has run its course.    From Wordnik.com.  [Where Have You Gone, Joe Torre?] Reference

There's also a possible clash with England in the second round and tricky first-round opponents in Senegal, Denmark and underrated Uruguay.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Cognoscenti's Guide To The World Cup] Reference

Only two teams since the war have won all their first-round matches and gone on to win the World Cup: Brazil in 1970 (the greatest team ever), and four years ago in France.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mark V. Mike] Reference