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The phrase "a precursor to the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that comes before and indicates or leads to another event, development, or phenomenon.
Example: "The discovery of penicillin was a precursor to the development of modern antibiotics."
Alternatives: "a forerunner of" or "an antecedent to".
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"I am not a precursor to the draft," he said.
Consider it a precursor to the summer Warm Up parties.
A precursor to the failure of the real thing?
The index is considered a precursor to the Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing survey on Tuesday.
"It's a precursor to the full flowering of Herrmann's style in film," Mr. Sheffer said.
Verloc was a precursor to the anti-hero of the modern novel.
But I don't think it is a precursor to the drug companies cutting prices.
Redemption of the preference shares was a precursor to the winding up of MGR Capital.
The date? March 2001, a precursor to the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
Such consolidation is often a precursor to the implementation of analytical tools.
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Legal process outsourcing (LPO's) and staffing companies--a precursor to the 'gig economy' emerged.
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