Silence is a necessary preliminary to the ordering of one's thoughts. From LearnThat.org. [Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970)]
Training is a necessary preliminary to employment. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A preliminary investigation. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This is only what they call preliminary overtures. From Wordnik.com. [This Freedom] Reference
It looks like -- the FBI, they have what they call a preliminary inquiry open right now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 5, 2006] Reference
Two rights groups issued what they called a preliminary indictment against former President. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
MISSIRI: Well, within the first 12 hours, actually, we launched what we call a preliminary appeal. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2004] Reference
Based upon what he referred to as preliminary interviews, Lucas offered the following summary of what occurred. From Wordnik.com. [The Oak Ridger Home RSS] Reference
The furore which has surrounded the SFA's approach to United for what it describes as a preliminary chat is, to a degree, surprising. From Wordnik.com. [Blogposts | guardian.co.uk] Reference
FEMA has mobilized what they call preliminary disaster assessment teams, those who are going down to Florida from places like Georgia. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 2, 2007] Reference
The second project is still in preliminary stages. From Wordnik.com. [Filmstalker: Is Watchmen in production?] Reference
The U.N. has had what they it describes as a preliminary investigation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 7, 2009] Reference
I'm in preliminary discussions to work for a non-profit in Puerto Vallarta. From Wordnik.com. [If I have Job Offer and My Partner Doesn't] Reference
A regular schedule was drawn up and thereby one day was saved in preliminary work. From Wordnik.com. [Archives by Professor M.T. Peed, 1926] Reference
Here is the CNET article about Intertrust prevailing over Microsoft in preliminary rulings. From Wordnik.com. [Patents from the Grave] Reference
They lost 4-2 to Finland, tied Slovakia 3-3 then routed Denmark 7-1 in preliminary round play. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - U.S. reaches quarterfinals at hockey worlds] Reference
Con: Unlike Madrid, considered the other underdog, didn't score well in preliminary IOC assessment. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - New York on list for IOC visit of 2012 candidates] Reference
Conversation seeming impossible, I shaped a phrase preliminary to withdrawal; but Christopherson would not let me go. From Wordnik.com. [The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories] Reference
In 2005, after several years of gloomy budget scenarios, the mayor was upbeat -- he called his preliminary budget then. From Wordnik.com. [Gotham Gazette: New York City News and Public Policy] Reference
Phelps also has learned to give measured effort throughout meets, conserving energy in preliminary and semifinal races. From Wordnik.com. [Built to swim, Phelps found a focus and refuge in water] Reference
Mr. DiMattio was instrumental in preliminary construction and start up of the North Anna Plant in Fredericksburg, Virginia. From Wordnik.com. [Harold DiMattio « Quincy Remembers World War II] Reference
Hospital for Sick Children, called the preliminary results hopeful. From Wordnik.com. [Canadian Online Health News] Reference
The state Board of Education has given the idea preliminary approval. From Wordnik.com. [AugustaChronicle.com] Reference
If they don't, it's the 2nd one, not the preliminary, that is the final say. From Wordnik.com. [AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth] Reference
Sun, in a filing with US regulators, said that the EC has issued a so-called preliminary. From Wordnik.com. [EUnews] Reference
Neither company would comment on the meeting, which was described as preliminary and informal by. From Wordnik.com. [E-Commerce Times] Reference
But it didn't say anything about a type of document known as a preliminary overall area development plan. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Marty Machowsky, a spokesman for MusicFirst, called the preliminary agreement a "tremendous breakthrough.". From Wordnik.com. [Variety.com] Reference
At your age, unhappiness is easily borne -- it is only what the sporting gentlemen call a preliminary canter. From Wordnik.com. [The Son of Clemenceau] Reference
RA'SHADD: The first step is a-- essentially what civilians know as preliminary hearing, an Article 32 hearing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 12, 2004] Reference
Humana called the preliminary rates "unusual and inconsistent with decades of experience and with past CMS practice.". From Wordnik.com. [Health Insurers Sell Off Sharply on New Medicare Payment Rates] Reference
However, with the push to publish I have seen what I would call preliminary results get magically turned into publications. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Campus] Reference
BROOKS: But David Champion, an automotive safety expert with Consumer Reports, calls the preliminary NHTSA data significant. From Wordnik.com. [Can Toyota Regain Its Reputation For Quality?] Reference
Reading of the character that we have here called preliminary should not cease as the other historical studies are taken up. From Wordnik.com. [What the Schools Teach and Might Teach] Reference
A representative sample of employees may be taken into confidence for conducting what can be called a preliminary interview. From Wordnik.com. [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference
The case would then be sent down for what's called a preliminary hearing, where both sides get to present evidence if they wish. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Breaking News: Gunman Outside White House Gate Shot, Captured by Secret Service - February 7, 2001] Reference
The talks are described as preliminary and the "Journal" reports the discussion is stalled because of the turmoil in the financial markets. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 11, 2008] Reference
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