as the first consideration or point
首先,第一
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political reality was not quite that simple — in the first place, divisions existed within the parties .政治现实远非那么简单——首先,党内存在着分歧。
at the beginning; to begin with (especially in reference to the time when an action was being planned or discussed)
在开始时;最初;起初(尤指行动尚在计划或讨论时)
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I should have told you in the first place .我本应一开始就告诉你的。