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The phrase "a first draft of statement" is not entirely correct; it should be "a first draft of a statement." You can use it when referring to an initial version of a written statement that is subject to revision.
Example: "I have completed a first draft of a statement regarding our new policy changes."
Alternatives: "an initial version of a statement" or "a preliminary draft of a statement."
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The following five statements are a first draft of what a privacy charter could look like.
JOURNALISM, it is said, provides a first draft of history.
The book is very much a first draft of history.
I wrote a first draft of a novel.
It was a first draft of the film.
And obituaries are a first draft of history.
JH wrote a first draft of manuscript.
They issued a second draft of the document last week.
Darling responded with anger and alarm when he was shown the first draft of a statement for the G7.
JT: We've kind of got a first draft around.
The rally also featured aspiring Pagan politician Augustus Sol Invictus, a an alt-right leader Richard Spencer credited with writing the first draft of the "Charlottesville Statement".
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