The phrase "an initial examination of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a preliminary analysis or review of a subject or topic.
Example: "In this report, we will conduct an initial examination of the data collected from the survey."
Alternatives: "a preliminary analysis of" or "an introductory review of".
Security sources said an initial examination of the crash site showed the plane went down due to a technical fault, Reuters reported.
However, it is very clear from an initial examination of the papers that the policy pursued by Thatcher in 1981 was inflexible, intransigent and at crucial points duplicitous.
US investigators said yesterday that an initial examination of the incident had shown that the plane was shot down by guerrillas.
This paper therefore aims to offer an initial examination of these two variables and then to explore of the implications for urban planning and real estate growth.
"In five or six days, we should have an initial examination of the entire generator done," said Stephen Quinn, a Con Edison vice president who once managed the plant.
These anxieties were heightened when it emerged that one of the printer bombs was not detected during an initial examination of a UPS package at East Midlands airport early on Friday that turned out to be a viable bomb.
After an initial examination and confirmation of eligibility for inclusion in the study, the horses were allocated according to a randomization list to one of two treatments as follows: (i) a single intravenous injection of meloxicama (0.6 mg/kg b.w).
Amanda was unresponsive, but an initial examination found no evidence of a major wound, a police spokesman said.
Each patent application will now undergo an initial examination and two reviews, instead of one review.
Stemm said he had "high confidence" that the silver would be found because an initial examination had confirmed the presence of tea chests, which were also reported to have been on board the ship.
Although based on only 33 people (registered for an initial examination between 1998 and 2007), 93.9 % of Qatari applicants achieved certification (as of September 2013).
