Synonym: most importantly. Similar words: stand for, first, at first, first of all, first prize, the first person, at first sight, in the first place. Meaning: adv. of greatest importance.
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(31) First and foremost, says a recent report by the National Center for Policy Analysis, is simplicity.
(32) I really think that first and foremost this one's down to the board.
(33) And Mr Hemsley is first and foremost a producer-not a commodity trader.
(34) Unlike these cities, Dublin is thought of first and foremost for its literary heritage, rather than for its art.
(35) The effective teaching of history requires first and foremost a healthy environment in which to flourish.
(36) What children need first and foremost from their parents is a sense of security.
(37) In textile manufacture women were first and foremost the spinners.
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(39) But, you know, the logic of the Alliance was first and foremost the struggle against white minority rule-apartheid.
(40) First and foremost, they are looking for ways to save money.
(41) They could both accept that the upper class should be defined, first and foremost, by its possession of productive capital.
(42) I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole. Malcolm X 
(43) That is first and foremost the business of the political representatives here, who are elected by and responsible to the people.
(44) First and foremost this rustic establishment is dedicated to good food.
(45) An enquiry is first and foremost a fact finding exercise.
(46) The spas are first and foremost medical treatment centers, and most guests come with a recommendation from a doctor.
(47) They are first and foremost depositary institutions.
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(49) First and foremost he is a logician.
(50) When boards provide stock-based incentive compensation, they issue a direct instruction to work first and foremost on raising the stock price from the current level.
(51) First and foremost, the world economy has massive excess capacity.
(52) In a Peer-to-Peer network, resource locating is the first and foremost challenge, including issues about long searching time, a large amount of query message duplication and a lower success rate.
(53) But at this point the competitions are hardly cutthroat the racers are pets first and foremost.
(54) First and foremost is GOOD HEALTH . If you do not enjoy good health you can never be happy. Any ailment, however trivial, will deduct from your happiness.
(55) As a defender, first and foremost task is to defend.
(56) Work therefore is desirable, first and foremost, as a preventive of boredom.
(57) First and foremost, don't give into the urge to prop your head up with a hand.
(58) First and foremost, he reinforced the leading role of Russia in the Commonwealth of Independent States, curbing the American Expansion in the CIS.
(59) Solomon is guardedly hopeful that these trends can be reversed if societies learn to use water more efficiently and if they adhere to 3 broad principles, the first and foremost being social equity.
(60) First and foremost, since you are relying on an existing, mature, and stable framework like Struts, the number of defects found during testing should be reduced.
More similar words: stand for, first, at first, first of all, first prize, the first person, at first sight, in the first place, understand, send for, most, almost, mostly, at most, back and forth, remove, remote, removal, ceremony, once more, all the more, upstairs, at any cost, hostage, stand, stance, stand out, stand by, stand up, distant.