Problems like this should never arise in the first place.
One reason why the whole Harcourt problem had arisen in the first place.
He had found an even greater project: discovering why civilization arose in the first place.
How did this situation arise in the first place?
The whole issue just wouldn't have arisen in the first place.
Finally, he said, "Some problems should never arise in the first place.
The atomswant to fall into those patterns, or life could never have arisen in the first place.
Therefore, you should seek to avoid any conflict with your workforce arising in the first place.
Not that she couldn't handle him, but it was so much better if the situation did not arise in the first place.
It was by no means clear how the figure arose in the first place.