Sentence examples for preliminary moves from inspiring English sources

He made preliminary moves to join the Chemical Weapons Convention, which would require him to give up his chemical arms.

There have already been preliminary moves by the Parliament suggesting it will demand strict oversight of the industry, an effort the lobbyists will try to derail.

With American casualties rising (33 combat deaths since the end of the war), there were preliminary moves towards giving the Iraqi police more authority.

Preliminary moves have been made towards finding a site in Cumbria but there's a powerful local resistance to such schemes, and no long-term solution is expected before 2040.

That gave the report of another bankruptcy filing some credence, even though United has taken none of the preliminary moves for such a drastic step, like warning regulators of its financial distress or lining up a restructuring company for advice.

And the preliminary moves do not address the more fundamental challenge: How would he run against Mrs. Clinton, who seemed to be Mr. Obama's anointed heir in a joint interview they gave to the CBS program "60 Minutes" earlier this year?

In a preliminary move, the Nabataean kingdom of Arabia Petraea was annexed in 105 106.

The threat is a preliminary move by Republican Party leaders to seize control of a debate process that often frustrated them in 2012.

The research group's first task will be to develop a text messaging service offering PlayStation hints and tips for Vodafone users, but both companies said this is only a "preliminary move".

However, the N.H.L.'s response to the preliminary move by the players union is more aggressive than the N.B.A.'s response was to the dissolution of its players union.

The musicians' union and the producers of the New York show "Tony n' Tina's Wedding" have made a preliminary move toward resolving a labor dispute, though the producers challenged the union's account that its members were locked out of the show.