preliminary test
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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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test
noun[C]
uk/test/us/test/
a way of discovering, by questions or practical activities, what someone knows, or what someone or something can do or ...
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Apreliminarytestwas conducted on 2 inpatients with cancer pain.
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The conclusion offers apreliminarytestof some of the hypotheses generated by this theory.
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We also ran apreliminarytestof whether these group differences would be found within twin pairs discordant for dyslexia.
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The range of proposal distributions was specified after severalpreliminarytestruns in each of the linkage groups analysed.
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Apreliminarytestis performed to see if either or both of these are reasonable for the given input.
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To evaluate the sensitivity in a more practical situation, we performed a verypreliminarytestusing diluted oocysts.
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That should be thepreliminarytest.
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In order to test the sensitivity of the assay in a more realistic situation, apreliminarytestwas performed using oocyst suspensions.
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This was probably because we had homogenized and frozen the total soft tissues collectively, although ourpreliminarytesthad given positive results for this and all other loci.
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First, as has been said this afternoon, they must pass apreliminarytest.
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After apreliminarytestof samples, nine firms were invited to tender and eight firms tendered.
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I suggest that six months after passing thepreliminarytestthere should be an advanced test.
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First, there should be apreliminarytestwhich might be equated to the present test.
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I am informed that thepreliminarytestis operated by about 12 other laboratories.
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We had apreliminarytest, at the end of which we were able to discover a quantity of rubber.
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Thepreliminarytestresults pointed to a very promising outcome.
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First stage is the screening test orpreliminarytest.
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The first stage is the screening test orpreliminarytest.
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No decision to beginpreliminarytestdrilling will be taken before public announcements have been made and the consultations with local authorities have been undertaken.
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The special development order procedure is envisaged only for thepreliminarytestdrilling that will provide the information for the planning inquiry.
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Nevertheless, the police can stop someone and apply thepreliminarytestif he is suspected of having some alcohol in his body.
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Thepreliminarytestwas given to men who were already admitted and proven as good officers.
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A low resolution video showed the investigator being knocked to the ground during apreliminarytest.
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I think that most people accept that there should be roadside checks at which thepreliminarytestcan be made by means of a breath-testing device.
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The speaker, therefore, stressed the importance of applying apreliminarytestwhich would discover the possibly severe reactors, and of immunising these by the ordinary routine method.
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