The first port of call for many people is a league table, a tool that promises to cut through all the glossy prospectus propaganda and give you a real comparison of academic institutions. (newscientist.com)
Indeed I have been the client's first port of call for many of the files that I have dealt with. (boodlehatfield.com)
His thesis is that we should not be looking to CO2 as our first port of call in explaining recent climate change when the sun is more obvious. (joannenova.com.au)