preliminary
Example Sentences
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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch said its preliminary examination found a drainage channel was "unable to accommodate the volume of water which was present".
From BBC
The World Bank has said it is in the process of assessing the damage caused by the cyclone, while Colombo has said preliminary estimates suggest it may need up to $7 billion to rebuild.
From Barron's
According to the emergency motion, the men’s medical conditions “have only deteriorated since Plaintiffs filed their preliminary injunction motion, and neither man has seen a specialist or begun an appropriate course of treatment.”
From Los Angeles Times
A spokesman for Schwalb noted that the ruling was preliminary and that litigation over the dispute would continue while the Guard remained deployed.
Statistics Canada’s preliminary estimates showed the number of non-permanent residents dropped by 176,479 in the third quarter, more than double the pace of declines in the first two quarters of the year.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
