initial announcement

collocation in English

meaningsofinitialandannouncement

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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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announcement
noun[C or U]
uk
/əˈnaʊns.mənt/us
/əˈnaʊns.mənt/
something that someone says officially, giving information ...
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(Definition ofinitialandannouncementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinitial announcement

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Figure 22 demonstrates the agent communication process, with theinitialannouncementmessage highlighted.
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This proposal, however, emerged six months after the government'sinitialannouncementindicating its intention to revise the law.
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So the inevitability of anthropomorphism - a tenet of any idealism - is tied up with thisinitialannouncement of the project of a philosophy of symbolic forms.
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When theinitialannouncementwas made a little over 12 months ago the cost over 10 years was said to be £5,000 million.
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Site searching has continued since we made ourinitialannouncement, as we said it would.
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As is normal in projects of this size and complexity, negotiations took place for some weeks after theinitialannouncementof our intention to purchase.
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It is for the company to make theinitialannouncement.
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I know that theinitialannouncementwas clear.
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If not, will he agree that this figure is aninitialannouncementand does not preclude further aid being made available?
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In fact, an additional sum of about £14 million has been made available to take account of increased interest rates since myinitialannouncement.
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Thatinitialannouncementwould not cover the full seven members which, under the scheme, can be appointed to each board.
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After theinitialannouncementabout that towards the end of 1986, extensive work was done during 1987 in preparation for the inquiry.
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If this was an important issue it was not thought to be so when theinitialannouncementwas made.
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I was rather upset by theinitialannouncementof the debate, because it gave no indication of what we would discuss.
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There was a 13-week gap from theinitialannouncementuntil it was said that part of the company would be sold off.
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No, it is not aninitialannouncement.
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Theinitialannouncementwas made in 2006 and trains began to be tested during the course of late 2010 and early 2011.
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However, it failed to deliver on the promise of theinitialannouncementmade 2 years earlier.
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After theinitialannouncement, market conditions deteriorated, the company never purchased the land and the project died.
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No news has been heard regarding this band since itsinitialannouncementas to date.
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