preliminary figure

collocation in English

meaningsofpreliminaryandfigure

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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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figure
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
the symbol for a number or an amount expressed ...
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(Definition ofpreliminaryandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I would have 50.000 as mypreliminaryfigurewhile retaining those boroughs of 25,000 population which have already separate commissions and recorders.
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Total revenue grant for west midlands' approved hostels for 1993–94 was £1,908,804; for 1994–95 thepreliminaryfigureis £1,513,000.
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This is apreliminaryfiguresubject to formal appraisal and business case approval.
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The conference added a note of caution, saying that it was apreliminaryfigurewhich was rising considerably the more the problem was examined.
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Thepreliminaryfigurethey have given me for the amount of damage that my farm has sustained is over £20,000.
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Preliminary figures for stakeholder pensions show similar levels of lapsing.
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Preliminary figures for 1973 (595,444) and 1974 indicate that the decline has continued even more rapidly.
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The site man-hours for each flat—and these are only preliminary figures—are 900, and for the emergency factory made bungalow 570.
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Preliminary figures provided by the corporation suggested an exceptionally high growth of expenditure but these figures were subsequently corrected.
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Preliminary figures from a further survey undertaken during 1985 indicate a significantly increased level of use.
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I take great heart from the preliminary figures showing the results for 1952.
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I have received some preliminary figures of the determination of some chemicals including polychlorinated biphenyls.
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It is anticipated that preliminary figures will be available in the autumn of 2002.
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He knows that a very important private inquiry is being conducted in this matter, and that most alarming preliminary figures have been produced.
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In 1988 that had fallen to £4–2 billion and the preliminary figures for 1989, which we had only the other day, show £2–7 billion.
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Preliminary figures suggest that in 1983–84 investments were made in some 300 companies.
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Thus, we have preliminary figures for 1979 of 14·6 billion units of account for commitments and 13·8 billion units of account for payments.
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Preliminary figures indicate that the area planted to maize, the staple crop this year is larger than last.
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The cruising season is now over, and no doubt there has been a forecast of preliminary figures.
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Preliminary figures for the whole of 1967 are now available and will be included in the table.
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