foremost

Infinitive complement

• make: First and foremost to make sure that all annual maintenance activity is completed.
• improve: Our aims are first and foremost to improve the standard of living of 100's of Indigenous families who live in often extreme poverty.

Modifies a noun

• exponent: Sian is regarded as one of the foremost exponents of her craft and never fails to entrance her audiences.
• thinker: The award was established in 1988 to honor Kevin Lynch, an MIT professor and one of the 20th century's foremost urban thinkers.
• proponent: In his heyday, the officer was one of the foremost proponents of naval air power and led by example!
• scholar: John Dee and his extensive library attracted visits from the foremost scholars in England.
• composer: Included are some of the foremost electronic composers in the world making music for two of the foremost groups in the Natural Art world.
• expert: You are one of the world's foremost experts on string theory.