The phrase "a string of earlier" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a series of previous events or items, but it needs additional context to be meaningful.
Example: "The report included a string of earlier incidents that led to the current situation."
Alternatives: "a series of previous" or "a sequence of earlier".
A string of earlier flops, such as Mixed Nuts and Leap of Faith, have had an impact.
James Murphy has made good on a string of earlier comments, confirming plans to wrap up the project "and then go do something else".
The boy, born Dmitri Yakovlev, was adopted from Russia, and his death in July revived memories of a string of earlier abuse cases involving Russian children adopted by American parents.
The effect of any rain at all on Haiti worried relief workers, who were struggling to reach hungry people cut off by floodwaters from a string of earlier storms.
The couple formed the band in the summer of 2006 when Ms. DiMenna was in a rush to put out an album that, unlike a string of earlier solo efforts, would capture her Grace Brickellets-Edie Brickell vocals at their most haunting.
These followed a string of earlier robot losses at the plant going back to the Quince 1, the first robot to enter the facility after the disaster.
Bristol duly conceded a string of early penalties and Steenson, an Ulsterman who has previously played for Rotherham and the Cornish Pirates, was quick to take advantage.
Sampras got off to a rocky start in both sets against Safin, still ranked No. 2 in the world despite a string of early exits from tournaments this year.
Candidates, and states, have always bet that a string of early victories would help the party coalesce around a nominee long before the delegates were summoned to the national convention.
The exchange was among the first of the City of London's so-called coffeehouses, a string of early-eighteenth-century meeting halls where like-minded people ate, drank, and conducted business.
The pair set up their own firm, Wasserstein Perella, in 1988, and racked up a string of early successes, including advising Kohlberg ,Kravis, Roberts on its $25 billion leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco -- then the biggest deal ever.
