The phrase "stage preceding" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means the stage that comes before or precedes another stage. Example: The stage preceding the final performance is crucial for perfecting our choreography.
For Frazer, the search led to magic, a stage preceding religion.
This approach, designed during the qualification stage preceding the final, is based on an original integer linear programming formulation.
In the stage preceding the flood peak, the rules prescribe the portion of inflow to be detained to mitigate downstream flooding, without allowing the water surface level of reservoir to exceed the acceptable safety level of surcharge.
Another vital area is the introduction of keratinolytic microorganisms the initial biodegradation stage, preceding the bioconversion keratin hydrolysates into biogas (Patinvoh et al. 2016).
After confirming that increasing weight in the communication layer is very likely an intermediate stage preceding the formation of ties in the nomination, we can observe how some edges in the nomination layer emerge gradually over time, from mere collocation to communication finally leading to nomination as cognitively salient contact.
Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) was initially used as the first stage preceding either duodenal switch or gastric bypass for treating morbid obesity in high-risk patients [20].
The Ypresian Stage precedes the Lutetian Stage and overlies the Thanetian Stage.
The Sheinwoodian Stage precedes the Homerian Stage and follows the Telychian Stage of the Llandovery Series.
The Homerian Stage precedes the Gorstian Stage of the Ludlow Series and follows the Sheinwoodian Stage.
The Donau Glacial Stage preceded the Donau-Günz Interglacial Stage and is represented by the Donau Gravels.
The Eburon Glacial Stage preceded the Waal Interglacial Stage and followed the Tegelen (Tiglian) Interglacial Stage, which were both periods of warmer climates.
