preliminaries in a sentence

Examples

1. It signed a preliminary agreement to buy the properties last month.
2. A preliminary report slowed June orders fell 0.6 percent.
3. A preliminary report showed June orders fell 0.6 percent.
4. The first preliminary results are expected to be announced on Monday.
5. At that time, a preliminary hearing date will be set.
6. Arco signed a preliminary joint venture agreement in August with Corpoven.
7. The court had scheduled a preliminary hearing for Dec . 10.
8. "It was all preliminary, " he added.
9. The court will then decide whether to give it preliminary approval.
10. Brown & Sons Inc . finished a preliminary investigation.