preliminaries

And now she was distracting her wits, and the wits of her friends, over what she called the preliminaries extraordinary.

The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family A. R. [Illustrator] Waud

Currently, 12 six-member teams compete in preliminaries, leaving 26 openings for individuals.

More age monitoring, smaller squad sizes ahead for gymnastics 2008

When the U.S. men competed early in preliminaries, questions were raised about whether they would be scored lower than the later rounds.

Gymnasts restore U.S. glitter 2008

Phelps, who will get a gold medal from the win because he swam in the medley relay preliminaries, is the winningest Olympian at a non-boycotted Games with six golds and two bronzes.

USATODAY.com - Medley relay world record hands Phelps his eighth medal 2004

Gymnastics Championship on Sunday, hanging onto the lead he built over Jason Gatson and Blaine Wilson in preliminaries and putting to rest any doubts about who is really the best male gymnast in the country.

USATODAY.com - Hamm defends and leaves no doubts 2003

The wise chef, however, recognizes that the function of the preliminaries is to contribute to the anticipation of the steak, and must never be allowed to dull the appetite.

Men, Missiles and Misunderstandings 1960

There are certain preliminaries which, we imagine, must be taken for granted.

Defence of Canada 1865

Too much time is lost in preliminaries, and the narrative bids fair to be characterised by that unreasoning animosity which distinguishes most of the literary monuments of Secession.

The Magazines 1865

Her score of 15.1 was well below the 15.95 she scored in preliminaries.

U.S. gymnasts can't overcome miscues, take silver 2008

The next point in the preliminaries is the discussion of karma: behavioral cause and effect.

A Commentary on Attitude-Training Like the Rays of the Sun - His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama ��� Day Three: The Preliminaries, Continued 2009