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in the first place(adverb, firstly, expression, beginning, order)
30
first off(adverb, expression, beginning, order, firstly)
28
at the outset(expression, adverb, beginning, order, start)
20
start with(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb, start)
19
for openers(adverb, expression, beginning, firstly, order)
18
for starters(expression, beginning, adverb, order, start)
17
first of all(adverb, expression, beginning, order, start)
13
in the first instance(expression, beginning, order, start, adverb)
7
for one thing(expression, adverb, start, beginning, begin)
6
before everything else(expression, adverb, start, beginning, begin)
6
first thing(expression, adverb, start, beginning, begin)
6
nothing if not(expression, adverb, start, beginning, begin)
1
above all else(expression, prime, foremost, primarily)
1
above all others(expression, prime, foremost, primarily)
1
as a matter of priority(expression, prime, foremost, primarily)
1
at first instance(expression, prime, foremost, primarily)
1
at the earliest(expression, prime, foremost, primarily)
0
before we go any further(expression, start, begin)
0
first of all in the first place(expression, prime, foremost, primarily)
0
first order of business(expression, prime, foremost, primarily)
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