The phrase "a preliminary indicative of" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be an attempt to convey that something serves as an early sign or indication of something else, but the construction is awkward.
Example: "The results of the initial survey are a preliminary indicative of the overall trends we can expect in the final report."
Alternatives: "a preliminary indication of" or "an early sign of".
The effort contributes to a preliminary, indicative assessment of the commercial viability and profitability of a hydrogen refuelling station network roll-out.
We conducted a limited simulation exercise in order to make a preliminary, indicative estimate of the genome-wide false positive rates associated with various Zmax thresholds observed in our study.
To do a preliminary indicative evaluation with real data, datasets for 2 subjects from the following experiment were used.
This procedure allows us to develop a very preliminary, indicative estimate of genome-wide false positive rates at different maximum lod score thresholds given the pedigree structures, patterns of missing information, allele frequencies, and marker locations actually present in our dataset.
Given the weaknesses of the reviewed studies, the present findings should be considered preliminary and indicative of the need for future research.
In fact, the recent vaccine trial in Thailand shows preliminary data indicative of protective effects from binding but non-neutralizing antibodies [82].
In children with laboratory preliminary results indicative of vasculitis or suspicion of KD, but who do not fulfill the criteria of KD, IMT could be an additional diagnostic tool used to determine the level of vascular involvement.
The feasibility, acceptability and preliminary evidence indicative of impact of the lay school health counsellor delivered HPS programme suggest that this could be a promising model for definitive evaluation, and for subsequent scaling up of school health promotion, particularly where qualified teachers and health professionals are in short supply.
The letter said a preliminary review of the shell company's account "revealed millions of dollars of domestic and international wire transfers that were not consistent with legitimate consulting business, but rather indicative of money-laundering activity".
A Preliminary Study of Ice-Relative Underwater Vehicle Navigation Beneath Moving Sea Ice.
