first-borns

Delay granted, the judge wrote in an April order, noting "the proposed length of trial and the famous disregard that newborns especially first-borns have for such schedules."

Court Jesting: These Sentences Don't Get Judged Too Harshly Nathan Koppel 2011

Delay granted, the judge wrote in an April order, noting "the proposed length of trial and the famous disregard that newborns especially first-borns have for such schedules."

Court Jesting: These Sentences Don't Get Judged Too Harshly Nathan Koppel 2011

If half the students are only children, and half come from two-child homes, then three-quarters will be first-borns.

The Birth Order Illusion, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Clear evidence that first-borns are achievers, right?

The Birth Order Illusion, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Bearman's study didn't include first-borns with autism.

Closely Spaced Pregnancies Linked to Autism Risk Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011

There is a reason that so many first-borns and singletons are classified as the overachievers and pleasers …

Seconds | Her Bad Mother 2008

Clear evidence that first-borns are achievers, right?

EconLog: Labor Market Archives 2010

It's a coping mechanism learned by many girls -- especially first-borns -- who've disappointed their fathers by not being boys.

Condoleezza Rice: I Won't Tell Hillary What To Do As Sec Of State 2009

Writers Frank Sulloway (Born to Rebel) show how birth-order positions an individual in relation to "unaccounted for" facts, second and third borns being way more likely to jump to a new paradigm than first-borns.

DOS, Left Brain Minds Playing with Fire Metaphors in Windows Times 2009

Neither Rob nor I are determinists to the point where we would deny office to first-borns, but we should agree to understand that the nature of oafish obstinance is very complex and not just perverse.

DOS, Left Brain Minds Playing with Fire Metaphors in Windows Times 2009