Sentences with 'firstly'
Example sentences and phrases with the word firstly and other words derived from it.
• « The central idea of absolutism was that the king or queen was, firstly, the holder of (theoretically) absolute political power within the realm and, secondly, that all action by the monarch was to be taken in the name of preserving and guaranteeing the rights and privileges of his or her subjects, including occasionally even the peasants. »
• « Instead, the importance of the Scientific Revolution lay in the fact that, firstly, educated people came to believe that the workings of the universe could be discovered through investigation and experimentation, and secondly, that the universe itself was rationally structured. »
• « In view of the large number of letters received by our editorial office, we would like to express two things: firstly, thank you very much for your participation in our magazine, for having you almost as partners in this adventure of knowledge. »