The phrase "a initial stage" is not correct in written English.
It should be "an initial stage" because "initial" begins with a vowel sound.
Example: "We are currently in an initial stage of the project, where we are gathering requirements and defining objectives."
Alternatives: "a preliminary stage" or "an early stage".
(a) Initial stage of the forming process.
a Initial stage of bolt support of roadway.
Adsorption of naphtoic acid was investigated as a initial stage for the preparation of catalysts by heterogenisation of metal complexes.
(A) Initial stage of PPy oligomers cluster deposition, (B) ZnO core-PPy sheath structure after 10 k pulsed electropolymerization cycles, (C) PPy nanotube array after 2-h etch, and (D) open pore PPy nanotube array after 4-h etch.
A protoplanet is a planet in an initial stage of formation.
Simulated results show that the development of car fire in the underground car park can be classified into four stages; namely an initial stage, a developed stage, an extinction and re-burning stage and another fast-developed stage.
The IR intensities measured by this apparatus change on both fabric surfaces in three stages: an initial stage, a dynamic stage and a steady stage.
It is observed that sliding is usually "stick slip", and can be divided into three stages, i.e. an initial stage, a developing stage and a stable sliding stage.
The synrift stage can be further subdivided into an initial stage, an expansion stage, an expansion and deep subsidence stage, and a contraction stage.
9: 394-404, and references therein) but Gross and Bhattacharya add specific, interesting ideas such as an initial stage of a symbiotic relationship within a biofilm preceding the actual endosymbiosis.
As an initial stage, an investigation of the basic psychometric characteristics of the scales was conducted.
