The phrase "an initial look at" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a preliminary examination or assessment of a topic or subject.
Example: "In this report, we will provide an initial look at the current trends in renewable energy."
Alternatives: "a preliminary overview of" or "an introductory examination of".
The manuscript ends with an initial look at electrolyte systems as a means to further improve the performance of our cells.
Hart said the NTSB team had already taken an initial look at the crash site and bus, and he asked possible witnesses to come forward.
Nolan said an initial look at the market over recent months by Ofgem, the Office of Fair Trading and the CMA had not been driven by political pressure but by increasing evidence of market dysfunction.
Indeed, we will take an initial look at how art as an industry functions.
Our study provides an initial look at vancomycin use in orthopaedic extremity trauma and recommends the need for further study.
So an initial look at the evidence suggests a link between household debt, spending, and severe recessions.
In my initial look at "The Knick" — a sensuous, serious-minded period drama, directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Clive Owen — I reviewed the show after watching seven episodes of a ten-episode season.
Sometime in 1992, Murdoch took his initial look at Star TV, which was then a five-channel satellite service operating out of Hong Kong and reaching fifty-three countries.
ReadWriteWeb has more details about Scrollability from their initial look at the open source project last month.
Matt's initial look at the dive data from the two tagged whales shows that they were quite synchronous throughout the afternoon.
"Our initial looks at the system show it to be stable, even with the degradation," Ron Dittemore, the shuttle program manager, said after the meeting.
