The Biotechnology Industry Organisation (BIO), a trade group, assured members that this was just a "preliminary step" in a longer battle.(贸易组织生物技术产业组织向其成员保证，这只是一场长期斗争的“前奏”。)
Researchers say people are more likely to use text-based communication at the preliminary stages of projects.(研究人员表示，人们更有可能在项目的初始阶段使用基于文本的交流方式。)
Our preliminary results suggest that people do subjectively find the speech clearer.(我们的初步结果表明人们的确主观地觉得这个演讲更清楚。)
We have had several preliminary sittings in various poses.(我们已经预拍了几种不同的姿势。)
Absolutely! Maybe you should do some preliminary research on that.(绝对的！也许你应该对此做一些初步的研究。)
A preliminary hearing was due to start today before Justice Hutchison, but was adjourned.(预审原定由哈奇森法官今天开始审理，但延期了。)
Proficiency in some preliminary asanas will speed your learning and go a long way toward preventing problems in Headstand.(熟练的掌握一系列初级体式才能让我们顺畅地进入头倒立的学习，并预防潜在的危险。)
They use these development tests to find any preliminary bugs.(团队成员使用这些开发测试来发现bug。)
Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runways.(上周，法国议员初步批准了一项法律，规定雇用过于瘦弱的模特走秀是犯罪行为。)
Preliminary studies are all very good, Paul.(初步的研究都很好，保罗。)
