Sentence examples for the exploratory stage from inspiring English sources

"There were talks in the most limited sense, but they never went beyond the exploratory stage," he said.

Currently in the "exploratory" stage, we have Graham, Trump, Bobby Jindal, John Kasich, and the benighted Chris Christie.

Discovery was recently linked with a potential takeover of rival Scripps, owner of 50% of UKTV as well as the Food Network and HGTV, but the talks reportedly did not get past the exploratory stage before being abandoned.

The remarks came at the first of two days of appearances by candidates, both formally declared and still in the "exploratory" stage, at the winter meeting of the Democratic National Committee.

"We're still kind of in the exploratory stage, but we are looking at some child-care bills, and not quite ready at this point to bring them forward," she said.

Cuban told ESPNDallas.com that he was "actively interested but in the exploratory stage" of trying to bankroll a 12- or 16-team playoff that would replace the Bowl Championship Series.

"Publishers are still in the exploratory stages of this".

He is pursuing deals, still in the exploratory stages, for dog leashes and maternity wear.

He added that it was in only the exploratory stages, and could still choose not to go forward with any of Evercore's recommendations.

Radiohead are also in the exploratory stages of making a new record.

We're still in the exploratory stages right now but we're getting more excited about it as each day passes.