Sentence examples for preliminary matches from inspiring English sources

Officially, these preliminary matches were described as the "first round" of the competition.

In any case, Zacharatos said, Greeks do not care much for preliminary matches.

Both teams were guaranteed to advance into the quarterfinals because they had won their previous two preliminary matches in the four-team group.

After losing what looked like a decent grip on this game, which was postponed because of rain on Wednesday, Warwickshire, beaten only once in the preliminary matches, lost what composure remained.

In the preliminary matches, shocked by the direction of the bowling ('on the line of the body', ie 'bodyline', as the Australian papers soon labelled it), Bradman was transformed.

In 2001, the artificial-grass game got a lot more competitive when FIFA, soccer's global governing body, shocked the sporting world with a change in its regulations: World Cup preliminary matches, previously restricted to grass, could now be held on FIFA-approved artificial pitches.

The preliminary match was confirmed today.

They play Italy in another preliminary match Tuesday.

I did best the eventual first flight runner-up in a preliminary match.

From a competitive standpoint, the United States is in a favorable position for its final preliminary match.

Dr. Gates has located a preliminary match in Western South America, in the headlands of the Amazon River, which offers a similar geology.