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- adjective Attributive form of
first name , noun.
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Examples
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“Everybody was on a first-name basis,” recalled a resident interviewed by Arnold.3 But one summer day in 1941 half of the population killed the other half, the entire Jewish population of approximately 1,600 people; the Jews were mainly herded into a barn, which was set afire.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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His town is so small that he's on a first-name basis with the TSA guy at the local airstrip.
'Gnomeo': A Bard's Garden of Delights Joe Morgenstern 2011
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He is on first-name terms with leaders of the Movement for Democratic Change, and gives an intriguing insider's account of the back-and-forth behind MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai's decision to join a unity government with Mr. Mugabe: He agrees to go into it without consulting his deputies, Tendai Biti and Roy Bennett, who were strongly opposed.
The Triumph of Fear Douglas Rogers 2011
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He seemed to be on a first-name basis with half the people in the room.
Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011
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Like other students interviewed, Ivette agreed to talk only on a first-name basis out of concern about potential legal liabilities stemming from being identified.
At Maryland hearing on tuition bill, young illegal immigrants make emotional appeals Ann E. Marimow 2011
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-- “Lane”: I thought Lois and Alfred were on a first-name basis?
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Like Eva Duarte, who died of cancer in 1952 at the age of 33, Kirchner enjoys first-name recognition throughout Argentina simply as Cristina.
Cristina Kirchner: she's not just another Evita | profile 2012
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The owner, Michael Goodwin, has worked in the book trade for over 40 years and his four long-term staff are well-read, affable and on first-name terms with many of their customers, who view the shop as the social hub of the village.
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I prefer to be on a first-name basis with as many people selling Sparkplug books as I can.
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Like other students interviewed, Ivette agreed to talk only on a first-name basis out of concern about potential legal liabilities stemming from being identified.
At Maryland hearing on tuition bill, young illegal immigrants make emotional appeals Ann E. Marimow 2011
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