IN THE FIRST, SECOND, ETC. PLACE


Meaning of IN THE FIRST, SECOND, ETC. PLACE in English

used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the different points you are making in an argument :

Well, in the first place he has all the right qualifications.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.