Sentence examples for to be initial from inspiring English sources
verb
To exist; to have real existence.
Some scientific results issued by Dr. Svensmark and others may turn out to be initial steps toward establishing the theory.
Another diplomat agreed, saying, "My suspicion is that there is likely to be initial resistance in the Council mainly on control of the oil".
The two criminal counts appeared to be initial charges intended to detain Mr. Diveroli pending the results of an investigation into a more extensive criminal enterprise.
We've seen this in the best Numberplay discussions — the most productive inquiries come from what turn out to be initial mis-steps.
There was thought to be initial enthusiasm in Quito, apparently confirmed by the presence of a government official at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and the letter handed to the NSA leaker.
"I think there's going to be initial hype, some fun games, tons of money spent on marketing," said David Gardner, a venture capitalist with London Venture Partners and a former senior executive at Electronic Arts, the game publisher.
The contract had to be initialed in what seemed like an unusual number of places.
The glucose produced 30 min after reaction initiation was assumed to be the initial rate.
The fee is understood to be an initial £38m.
The most consistent trait of recent efforts seems to be great initial promise followed by bankruptcy.
This certainly seemed to be the initial thrust of government thinking during Labour's first term.
