preliminary inspection
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpreliminaryandinspection
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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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inspection
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪnˈspek.ʃən/us/ɪnˈspek.ʃən/
the act of looking at something carefully, or an official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is correct ...
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(Definition ofpreliminaryandinspectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Apreliminaryinspectionof nutritional patterns across species suggested an association between certain habitat types and leaf nutrient concentration.
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They have received the maps and documents necessary for apreliminaryinspectionwhich will be made as soon as practicable.
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The agent for the property was communicated with, but the maps and documents necessary for apreliminaryinspectionhave not so far been lodged.
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To extricate and redesign the tote within that context is not as simple as it may perhaps appear onpreliminaryinspection.
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Apreliminaryinspectionof these lands has been made.
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I quite understand that some authority is required for apreliminaryinspectionof a prospective provider.
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The question of shorten- ing thepreliminaryinspectionhas been raised and this matter is at present under consideration.
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In other words, the notice was technically inappropriate to thepreliminaryinspectionby the fact-finding officials.
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This implies the possibility of registration withoutpreliminaryinspection.
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A team of experts conducted apreliminaryinspectionthere for the same.
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It then loads the data onto a test server forpreliminaryinspection, and coordinates with the labs to organize the data into a consistent set of tracks.
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The lane closures were made to allow essential preliminary inspections to be carried out in readiness for maintenance work over the weekend.
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Preliminary inspections have already been made for over one-third of the 3,000-odd applications received during the first six weeks.
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Preliminary inspections indicate that the collapse may have been caused by subsidence in the churchyard, and not by storm.
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It is probable that before such a draconian step is taken the fire officers may have made a number of preliminary inspections.
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It has not been possible to make a full inspection yet, but that is the view of those who have made preliminary inspections of what is left.
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