In addition, Mr. Cullen is a first-rate writer.

It has been for many years+the only recognized international showcase for first-rate writers from all over the Commonwealth.

Following the tradition of most first-rate comic writers, Gilbert lacks the hubris to believe he's a genius.

"The bookshelves of America are lined with the second-rate work of first-rate writers."

For many, the Dawn Powell revival is driven by something more than the pleasure of discovering a forgotten first-rate writer.

The first-rate writers of the new countries are really almost exactly like the second-rate writers of the old countries.

It's a big-budget mainstream production that, in spite of its first-rate writer, director and cast, manages to fail in just about every department.

He's not yet a film director, but he's a first-rate writer.

Like all first-rate comic writers, Shaw was fascinated by the gulf between appearance and reality.

He's both a market player and a first-rate writer.