preliminary negotiation

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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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negotiation
noun[C or U]
uk
/nəˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/nəˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
the process of discussing something with someone in order to reach an agreement with them, or the ...
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I hope very much that the preliminary negotiations indicate that the big voluntary organisations are ready and willing to use these camps in holidays times.
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It was not decided upon in the preliminary negotiations at all.
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That plant has not yet been installed, because the preliminary negotiations are still going on.
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In the first place it involves, as experience has shown, very long preliminary negotiations which lead in most cases to very inadequate results.
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It would allow the local authorities to begin their preliminary negotiations about this very long-term project.
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Preliminary negotiations of this kind are of necessity somewhat lengthy and entirely confidential, and this may have conveyed an erroneous impression of inaction.
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Preliminary negotiations are in progress with nine further colleges.
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Why there should be a hitch in the preliminary negotiations it is difficult to understand.
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I understand that a few sites have been surveyed, and preliminary negotiations have been commenced.
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Acting upon these views, he lost no time in pressing forward the preliminary negotiations which he believed to be necessary.
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Preliminary negotiations have already taken place with some ports.
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So he has to wait until he has done the preliminary negotiations and ask the local authority to give its permission.
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All their interests will be considered much more effectively in the preliminary negotiations than they could be by merely giving notice.
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I intend to make a full statement as soon as the preliminary negotiations are concluded.
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That is why it is so desirable that the preliminary negotiations should be as quick as possible and the armistice as short as possible.
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His third point is that there should be discussions between all those involved to secure a basis for negotiations—in other words, preliminary negotiations.
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But we have to allow for the time taken in doing the preliminary negotiations.
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We should like a clear statement of intent about preliminary negotiations on the multi-fibre arrangement.
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They are often of the nature of preliminary negotiations.
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I am glad to say that preliminary negotiations for the purchase of the site have been completed.
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