Sentence examples for be preliminary from inspiring English sources
noun
A preparation for a main matter; an introduction
But he knows there must be preliminary steps.
While public use may be preliminary, the city has a housing shortage.
There would be preliminary seismic testing, but no leasing, in the Atlantic.
Depending on the number of teams entered in a specific division, there may be preliminary heats before the finals.
If any negotiations or discussions between the two companies are restarting, they are likely to be preliminary.
There is talk of bringing the label under the umbrella of the American Music Center, but the discussions are said to be preliminary.
Finally, such a substantial change on a measured that has performed well in many other contexts on the basis of one study might be preliminary- particularly since changes to scoring were able to address most measurement concerns.
"These are preliminary reports.
But vetting is preliminary.
"These are preliminary results".
(These numbers are preliminary).
