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  • Quinto claimed that he's not too worried about Leonard Nimoy's reaction to his take on everyone's favorite Vulcan first-officer, telling MTV, [Nimoy's] been very involved with me personally and with the film.

    ‘Star Trek’ Stars Zachary Quinto & Chris Pine Talk Sequels, Comparisons And William Shatner » MTV Movies Blog 2009

  • As usual, Commander Tuvok was inscrutable when Chakotay made his appointment to the first-officer position official.

    String Theory, Book 3: Evolution Heather Jarman 2006

  • A man ran quickly by her to the bridge, where she could dimly discern the first-officer on watch.

    The Tidal Wave and Other Stories 1910

  • But they hung back from dancing, and after a pause the first-officer seized a banjo and proceeded to entertain them with comic songs.

    The Tidal Wave and Other Stories 1910

  • After a brief word with him the first-officer came down to them.

    The Tidal Wave and Other Stories 1910

  • The Captain's hands were shaking; he could not speak, could only gasp to the first-officer: "By God, no; O, by God, no".

    The Lord of the Sea 1906

  • His order went forth: the ship forged ahead; a longboat, hurriedly lowered to starboard, was manned for the first-officer to put off in her, while every heart of the passengers thumped, every face an ecstasy of emotions.

    The Lord of the Sea 1906

  • Admiral, with some lieutenants, awaited them at a bureau on which lay documents, while in the background stood Hogarth and Loveday, and, "Gentlemen, this is a most damned wild piece of madness!" broke out wrathfully the first-officer, as he dashed up wild-eyed to the level: "in consideration of the guns you have in this thing --"

    The Lord of the Sea 1906

  • Th 'first-officer, Holleran here, an' me; nobody else knows what we're after, sir; unless you gentlemen abaft, sir, talked careless.

    A Splendid Hazard Harold MacGrath 1901

  • It was during one of these rounds that a first-officer, who was also a close friend of Capt Ahluwalia and is himself an Air India Express pilot, referred to the airline's norms for go-arounds prevalent during the time of the crash.

    The Times of India 2010

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