The phrase "a string of initial" is not correct in English.
Did you mean "a string of initials"? You can use the corrected phrase when referring to a sequence of first letters that represent names or words, typically used for abbreviations or acronyms.
Example: "The acronym NASA is a string of initials that stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration."
Alternatives: "a series of initials" or "a sequence of initials."
Mr Ballmer has come under increasing pressure from investors lately for the feeble performance of Microsoft's share price.Yandex, described as "Russia's Google", made its stockmarket debut on NASDAQ, the latest in a string of big initial public offerings in America by domestic and foreign internet companies.
Shares in a supplier to some of China's biggest footwear brands rose on the first day of trading Thursday, the latest in a string of successful initial public offerings in the country this month.
The point is that nearly anyone can call himself a nutritionist and "prove it" with official-looking diplomas and certificates and a string of impressive initials after his name.
REUTERS Hot I.P.O.'s Fail to Lift Other Stocks | Despite a recent string of initial offerings that have gone on to post large gains, the broader stock market remains stuck in the doldrums, The Associated Press reports.
In a string of interviews after his initial comments to a Republican fundraiser on Wednesday night, Giuliani rehashed conservative attacks on the president and insisted Obama lacked both affection for the country and knowledge of world history.
Mary Meeker, a Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner, in a talk on stage asked the question: "Bubble — or not?" Ms. Meeker explained the latest string of initial public offerings by big technology companies are "compelling in market value," but "not compelling in performance".
The following are good guidelines when using abbreviations and acronyms: Although an acronym is used as a general name for an abbreviation using the initial letter of a string of words, it is technically a word that is formed using the initial letters of words.
Following a string of healthy debuts, the pipeline for initial public offerings is bursting.
We're looking at a device which asks you as solver to take the initial letters of a string of words in the clue.
The results of that initial inspection were rejected just a few days later when Ofsted inspectors re-entered the school and overturned their initial findings, replacing a string of relatively minor recommendations with more severe criticism that downgraded it from outstanding to inadequate.
