preliminary approval

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meaningsofpreliminaryandapproval

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preliminary
adjective[before noun]
uk
/prɪˈlɪm.ɪ.nər.i/us
/prɪˈlɪm.ə.ner.i/
coming before a more important action or event, especially introducing or preparing ...
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approval
noun[U]
uk
/əˈpruː.vəl/us
/əˈpruː.vəl/
the feeling of having a positive opinion of someone ...
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(Definition ofpreliminaryandapprovalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This has received mypreliminaryapprovaland tenders for the necessary equipment have been received.
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Preliminaryapprovalhas been given to 775, and on 276 of these firm offers have been made amounting to £2·8 million.
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Three proposals receivedpreliminaryapprovaland full proposals are awaited for these.
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A substantial additional amount of assistance is likely to be offered in respect of applications which have hadpreliminaryapprovaland others still under considerations.
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A further 24 applications have hadpreliminaryapproval.
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I have givenpreliminaryapprovalto proposals by three other local authorities.
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Last year, 1,041 permanent houses were built and this year 2,000 are under construction and another 1,500 have receivedpreliminaryapproval.
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It is proposed that there will be only one search, not one forpreliminaryapprovaland a second on filing of the relevant documents.
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The position now is that 59 applications covering 1,110 acres have been given final orpreliminaryapproval, and 28 applications covering 144 acres are under consideration.
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In addition,preliminaryapprovalhas been given to four schemes involving five miles of road at an estimated expenditure of about £12,000, for which detailed specifications have still to be submitted.
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The scheme receivedpreliminaryapproval.
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Ifpreliminaryapprovalis given, the next step is to define the boundaries precisely and to put forward proposals as a formal amendment to the development plan.
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As a result thepreliminaryapprovalwas withdrawn and the permit process was put on hold until the issue could be further investigated.
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The library receivedpreliminaryapproval, although a few issues were raised.
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This amounts topreliminaryapprovalof the bill in that branch.
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