The phrase "a preliminary procedure" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an initial step or process that is necessary before moving on to the main task or procedure.
Example: "Before we begin the main experiment, we need to complete a preliminary procedure to ensure all equipment is calibrated."
Alternatives: "an initial process" or "a preparatory step".
Austria reformed its composition act in 1982 by adding a preliminary procedure, resembling the old German management supervision order, to facilitate voluntary reorganization, especially refinancing.
A preliminary procedure to measure the reflectance of solar mirror materials has been proposed in the SolarPaces reflectance measurement guideline [1].
On Monday, the Sao Paulo-based institute admitted that a "preliminary procedure" was under way, but said it was not yet a formal investigation and that the inquiry may "simply be archived".
Some surgeons also physically mark the correct spinal segment with a metal marker or surgical cement during a preliminary procedure, but with this approach, patients face additional surgical risks.
In addition, the use of the normalizing equation allows a preliminary procedure of image classification by forming tuning coefficients to be realized quite simply, thus determining weighting coefficients for each class.
The results of our Pre- Test support the development of a preliminary procedure to compute an activity score (see below).
We then propose a preliminary design procedure for VLFSs using the HDC and demonstrate the design procedure for pontoon-type rectangular VLFSs.
Development of a standardized procedure complying with professional codes and standards (RCC-MRx), a preliminary fabrication/welding procedure specification (pF/WPS), is described as well as a fabrication and characterization of feasibility mock-ups (FMU) aimed at assessing the suitability of a fabrication process for fulfilling the design and fabrication specifications.
The model is tested in different ways: first, with a calibration procedure to test whether the model produces theoretically plausible results, and second, with a preliminary validation procedure using empirical data of 194 older adults.
A preliminary computerized procedure for VIAA is proposed.
A preliminary selection procedure for spur gears based on the Lewis formula for bending stresses has been presented.
