The phrase "a preliminary indication of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an initial sign or signal that suggests a certain outcome or trend, often in research or analysis contexts.
Example: "The survey results provide a preliminary indication of customer satisfaction levels before the final report is published."
Alternatives: "an initial sign of" or "a first hint of".
Then the crankshaft was subjected to a simple vibration analysis and a preliminary indication of possible existence of a crack was concluded.
His statement on lucasradebe.com read: "Following recent speculation, I can confirm that I am part of a consortium which has submitted a preliminary indication of interest regarding the acquisition of a stake in Leeds United Football Club.
The case study is not intended to reproduce a particular pollution episode but to provide a preliminary indication of the potential reduction in PM10 for representative meteorological and traffic conditions.
In vitro carrier tests, suspension tests, time kill curves, and determinations of minimum inhibitory concentrations to evaluate the microbicidal activities of hand antiseptics provide only a preliminary indication of the antimicrobial spectrum and speed of action of a given formulation.
Although a full treatment of these issues is beyond the scope of this essay, a preliminary indication of how they might be addressed can be provided.
To familiarise the participants with the descriptions and to provide a preliminary indication of the ranking of the health states, the participants ranked them using a 100-point VAS scale running from 0 (worst) to 100 (best).
Our data might give a preliminary indication for a longer survival of lung cancer patients with lower PTN serum levels as compared to the survival of lung cancer patients with higher PTN serum levels (not shown).
Visual inspection of Figure 2 provides a preliminary indication about the quality of each method for data set MDDR1, The area under curve (AUC) metric was calculated for the data MDDR1 and their results added at the end of Figure 2. Figure 2 ROC curves and AUCs at 5% cutoff of MDDR1 data set.
Thus, the direct comparison of curation time would be inappropriate, but is useful here as a very preliminary indication of potential savings in time.
This provided a very preliminary indication of the W-BQ12's sensitivity to change, (there was no significant finding for the GWBI).
While this result is important for our planned modeling activity, we believe it also serves as a preliminary indication that the TREC definition of care unit may be important for those who manage nursing homes.
