The phrase "a preliminary position" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an initial stance or viewpoint on a topic before further analysis or discussion takes place.
Example: "Before we dive deeper into the research, I would like to present a preliminary position on the matter at hand."
Alternatives: "an initial stance" or "a provisional viewpoint".
A preliminary position paper released on Monday stated that "homosexuals have gifts and qualities to offer to the Christian community".
This was the most useful form of curatorial mentorship I received for many years, and the process of applying forced me to read in the field and to articulate a preliminary position.
In this study, mapping of the centromere positions was done in two steps: initially, we identified a preliminary position for each centromere by comparing the observed and theoretical patterns of HR along the LG under the SDR mechanism of female 2n gamete formation and the no interference and partial chromosome interference models, according to the methodology of Cuenca et al. [ 24].
The steps of the algorithm for each F0 are the following: (a) The expected (preliminary) position of each partial is given by, with.
Those preliminary position estimates are subsequently assimilated into a multiframe tracking algorithm, usually a linearized Kalman filter, or alternatively discarded as false alarms originating from clutter.
The expected (preliminary) position of each partial is given by, with.
For the first 300 s, the end-effector moved downward from the preliminary position, and it was planned to move upward along the XOZ plane during the second 300 s, and upward along the YOZ plane during the final 300 s.
The preliminary position of the isocenter was marked on the mask.
But if the government attempts to use the review to create a more ambitious climate policy, or to reopen the carbon pricing debate, that will almost certainly trigger significant internal divisions within Coalition ranks, with conservatives and Nationals already engaged in preliminary positioning on the issue.
In case of multiple alternatives, these preliminary positions, however, are just needed for technical reasons and will be adapted in later steps.
The final decision can only be made under consideration of all chemical moieties in close vicinity so that only preliminary positions can be calculated at this point.
