Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a preliminary manner; as a preliminary; previously.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a preliminary manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
preliminary manner.
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Examples
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The staffers even suggested that the advocates -- a who's who of influentials from the labor and lobbying community -- go out and try to sell the idea preliminarily to the public.
Health Care 2009
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The staffers even suggested that the advocates -- a who's who of influentials from the labor and lobbying community -- go out and try to sell the idea preliminarily to the public.
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The staffers even suggested that the advocates - a who's who of influentials from the labor and lobbying community - go out and try to sell the idea preliminarily to the public.
QandO 2008
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However, the USPTO has already "preliminarily" rejected the claims submitted by Rambus.
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The U.S. Commerce Department said last month, however, that it had "preliminarily" decided to end its duties against Hynix.
E-Commerce Times Bradley S. Klapper 2008
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The U.S. Commerce Department said in August that it had "preliminarily" decided to end its duties against Hynix.
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*** Technology Expedia's board has preliminarily approved a plan to separate the online travel company into two publicly traded entities, in a proposed spinoff that could be completed in the third quarter.
Business Watch 2011
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Once you are preliminarily approved (which takes about two weeks), you have to schedule an appointment with a customs officer at one of the 20 airports in the program.
How to Enroll Scott McCartney 2010
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Blunk acknowledged that the investigating judges have preliminarily wrapped up their probe of Case 3, but said no final decision on whether to go forward has been reached.
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The judge said he agreed that customers might be confused by the similar name, but he didn't believe that Minneapolis-based Target would suffer irreparable damage if Target Apparel stores continued to operate under that name pending a full trial on the matter, preliminarily set for November 2012.
Canadian Judge Rebuffs Target in Bid for Name Ann Zimmerman 2011
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