Preliminary

//pɹɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ɹi//

"Preliminary" in a Sentence (14 examples)

Before we begin, a number of preliminary remarks are in order.

He was first subjected to a preliminary test with the new electronic breathalyzer before he was sent for a laboratory test.

The City Council voted to grant one million for the preliminary engineering work on the new theater in Bergen.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for October 20th.

NASA’s Twins Study preliminary results have revealed that space travel causes an increase in methylation, the process of turning genes on and off.

After the encouraging preliminary results, the mood at campaign headquarters was one of cautious optimism.

Preliminary analysis suggests this specimen to be between 22,000 and 39,500 years old, but it will be carbon dated to confirm that.

Europe’s indices soared on news from U.S.-based drug maker Moderna that its experimental coronavirus vaccine is more than 90% effective, based on preliminary data from its late-stage clinical trial.

Regretfully, the Japanese representative was eliminated at the preliminary stage.

The inquiry's preliminary findings have been published.

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These are just the preliminary results.

And then, after a few preliminary tries, the whole farm burst out into 'Beasts of England' in tremendous unison.

The Zurich group has shared a preliminary writeup of its findings.

In the Chinese novels, often of a very literary character, devoted to masculine love, it seems that all the preliminaries and transports of normal love are to be found, while physical union may terminate the scene.

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