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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a preliminary draft (= coming before others )
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A preliminary draft of the charter has been issued.
a preliminary/initial examination
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The inland revenue began a preliminary examination of his tax returns in August.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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agreement
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The main concrete result of the discussions was a preliminary agreement on chemical weapons.
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Land has been cleared and some work started under a preliminary agreement with the construction manager in December.
analysis
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Two results of general interest emerge from this preliminary analysis .
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The preliminary analysis of the 70% complete survey has been discussed.
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The preliminary analysis should be complete by autumn 1993.
approval
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They received preliminary approval in the outgoing Legislative Assembly on April 29 and 30.
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Last month, the agency gave Lilly a preliminary approval to market it for bulimia.
data
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Average daily share volume set a record at 346 million shares a day, according to preliminary data from the exchange.
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Baxter saw only preliminary data , which were later revised and verified.
discussion
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The personal approach is best: telephone or arrange a preliminary discussion .
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About a year ago, according to the people familiar with the situation, Volvo held preliminary discussions with Chrysler Corp.
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The argument about whether the monster existed could not be settled without preliminary discussion about what in general a monster was.
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Hardin was quite sure that his own absence during the preliminary discussions would quite suit Pirenne.
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On arrival, the ward sister and learner should have a preliminary discussion .
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Here we give a very preliminary discussion .
draft
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If it wanted to reject the preliminary drafts , so be it.
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The preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation was only part of the trouble.
enquiry
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The purchaser's solicitors will raise preliminary enquiries with the vendor's solicitors to obtain general information about the property.
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The questions on both forms are broadly identical to those contained on the more traditional preliminary enquiry forms.
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The preliminary enquiry of a seller as to what other persons occupy the property is one precaution.
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This problem can usually be resolved by the standard preliminary enquiries .
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Preliminary enquiries and additional enquiries Under the traditional system of conveyancing, the preliminary enquiry form remains in use.
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It is therefore important to keep stocks of the old stationery for dealing with preliminary enquiries in your office.
estimate
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A preliminary estimate suggests a likely ceiling of between 120 and 130 machines.
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The government will release a preliminary estimate of full-year gross domestic product tomorrow.
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Gans' preliminary estimate about the Tuesday turnout means the spurt four years ago was an exception to the trend.
examination
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Franks made his preliminary examination of the body, dictating brief comments to his secretary.
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She was privately educated, then went to Edinburgh University and passed part of the preliminary examination in medicine.
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Here at the scene of the crime he only made a preliminary examination .
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Prior to 1884, the various veterinary schools imposed their own preliminary examination in general education.
finding
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Another group has published preliminary findings on alkaline secretion in a balloon occluded segment of human oesophagus.
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Larger numbers of subjects need to be studied to determine the significance of these preliminary findings .
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Invariably, the discussions that follow the analysis confirm the preliminary findings .
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His preliminary findings and those of the hospital differed.
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The preliminary findings about staff ratio and staff contact are of interest.
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This is the key preliminary finding of a study conducted by scientists from the University of Newcastle.
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This result accords with earlier preliminary findings in man and in laboratory animals.
hearing
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The documents used during the preliminary hearing may not, subject to limited exceptions, be used at the trial.
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Most felonies are first addressed in Municipal Court for arraignments, continuance matters and preliminary hearings .
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After a preliminary hearing at a Lewes court the detained men were released on bail.
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A short preliminary hearing of the case was held last Monday.
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Yesterday all eight members of the feuding families were at Sleaford county court, Lincs for a preliminary hearing .
injunction
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They obtained a preliminary injunction against the company and court-ordered restitution.
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Judge Walker set Nov. 14 as the date for hearing arguments on a preliminary injunction covering the same subject matter.
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The civil liberties group is seeking a preliminary injunction barring Republican Gov.
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A judge this week granted Nogales-Talley a preliminary injunction , prohibiting the district from demoting her to classroom teacher.
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Yesterday he issued a preliminary injunction , confirming that figure.
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The resulting restraining order is in effect until May 10, when a hearing on a preliminary injunction is scheduled.
interview
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Recently East Hampshire District Council have been making some preliminary interviews of local applicants.
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Applicants may take a written exam, undergo a preliminary interview , or submit records of their education and experience for evaluation.
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Dalgliesh was briefing his team before he started on the preliminary interviews .
investigation
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It is perfectly satisfied with the outcome of the preliminary investigation .
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Police have said a preliminary investigation indicated that speed and alcohol were factors in the accident.
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The hon. Member for Newry and Armagh will be aware from his constituency that there have been problems with the preliminary investigations .
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The preliminary investigation showed that Jeremy was more highly qualified and that management had made a sound decision.
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For the preliminary investigation no attempt was made to ensure that the correct code was assigned.
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But preliminary investigation by infrared spectroscopy of the lipids in the sorghum grains suggest the possibility of some cultivation.
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This work presents a preliminary investigation into the possibility of cross infection within a family.
issue
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The judgment given after the trial of a preliminary issue is not interlocutory even though quantum is still to be tried.
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The assistant recorder determined the preliminary issue in favour of the plaintiff, and the council now appeal to this court against his decision.
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The parties to the first application agreed that the same preliminary issue should be determined in that case at the same time.
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Phillips J. held on a preliminary issue that the plaintiff had a cause of action.
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On 27 April 1990 Wylie J. directed that the compromise issue be tried as a preliminary issue.
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The compromise issue was tried as a preliminary issue, but there was also evidence and argument directed to the cancellation issue.
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In the event, the question of the existence of a duty of care was considered as a preliminary issue .
meeting
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A report and proposals will be submitted to preliminary meetings of the 1992 Conference on Environmental Development.
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They wanted to discuss an international authority at the preliminary meetings , and detailed twelve possible roles for it.
plan
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Springer said the foundation hopes to return to both commissions later this year for approval of preliminary plans .
point
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The nature of assumptions Two preliminary points need to be made before setting out the argument against secularism.
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For teacher-researchers two preliminary points should always be kept in mind.
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The preliminary point to be decided by the judge was: when did the local authority's cause of action accrue?
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An important preliminary point is that the dividing line between an exclusion clause and a disclosure clause may be thin.
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Before discussing prison conditions in more depth, an important preliminary point must be considered.
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Before we examine these arguments, however, it is necessary to make one final preliminary point .
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On 6 February 1991 the judge held as a preliminary point that the cause of action was statute-barred.
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The judge had to consider a preliminary point concerning the application of the Limitation Act 1980 to the local authority's claim.
question
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There is, however, a preliminary question to be discussed.
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But the preliminary questions put to Vinelott J., and the issues argued on this appeal, relate to issues of principle.
report
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It was, however, a preliminary report , made before clinical trials had taken place.
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The December surplus was the first monthly trade gain in 1995, the ministry said in a preliminary report .
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We've got preliminary reports on the dishes of the uneaten food too.
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He ordered a preliminary report within 75 days.
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Their preliminary report on this matter has been received and is under consideration by the Crown prosecution service.
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That preliminary report on a matter by no means without complexities and evidential difficulties is being carefully considered.
research
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Harris did all the preliminary research and visited the secular buildings, Pevsner confined himself to churches and medieval domestic buildings.
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Y., had already conducted important preliminary research on contra supporters suspected of drug activities.
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The problem with this poisoning business was that the preliminary research was horribly incriminating.
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This can be disastrous, given that even preliminary research shows some surprising results.
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We represent the preliminary research team.
result
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Our preliminary results suggest that endosonography is better than computed tomography in the evaluation of tumour infiltration in these patients.
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Vineyards like Napa Ridge like the idea of using low impact, natural pest control and are pleased with the preliminary results .
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Further work is under way to map the human gene in detail but preliminary results support the localisation to human chromosome 11.
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In this respect, the preliminary results from an ongoing study at Coventry University are very revealing.
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The preliminary results reinforced what many people had suspected about the state of private and public sector housing.
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These preliminary results suggest the desirability of looking beyond the female labour market for an adequate characterization of economic influences on fertility.
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Inquiry into Boudiaf's assassination On July 25 the commission of inquiry into Boudiaf's assassination published preliminary results .
review
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Inevitably the preliminary review presented in this chapter raises more questions than it answers.
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To do this risk assessment will require a preliminary review - and costing accidents can only help.
round
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Two preliminary rounds were staged on a league basis to sort out the semi finalists.
stage
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Its accounts, however accurate at this level, remain stuck at this preliminary stage of scientific enquiry.
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Discussions are in preliminary stages and it could be weeks before an announcement is made, the person said.
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This passed through preliminary stages and was debated during the period prior to the date of the election.
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In the preliminary stages of the summit the biggest story by far was the Reagan-Gorbachev matchup.
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Talks are at a preliminary stage .
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All are in the preliminary stages , until architectural historians survey each house to determine which have historic value.
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In the preliminary stages of analysis, dramatic methods can therefore play a central part in hypothesis-generation.
step
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Although dating and attributing coins to mints require different methods, the preliminary step is the same in both cases.
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The preliminary step in both reactions involves the hydrolysis of triglyceride to glycerol and fatty acids.
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Study - the preliminary steps Be clear in your own mind what is involved in the course which you are studying.
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He said the proposed marketing arrangement represents only a preliminary step to a possible weapons technology deal, not the deal itself.
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The check is carried out as a preliminary step within option 1.5.2, Prepare Package for Approval.
study
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But do you agree that we ought at least to carry out some preliminary studies ?
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In this preliminary study a small number of units were examined.
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Anyway, in the course of these preliminary studies I succeeded in identifying certain exceedingly small but specific bodies in genes.
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The sites were chosen from preliminary studies of 28 locations.
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Mutations in codons 13 and 61 that occur much less often in large bowel tumours were not analysed in this preliminary study .
test
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We had intended to wait to sign until preliminary tests and marketing trials were over.
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Two other canisters bearing labels for radioactive material were also found, but preliminary tests failed to detect any radioactivity.
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It is a good idea to do some preliminary tests , particularly with regard to the field of view.
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All except one have failed to get past the preliminary test stage.
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I was sitting in front of my easel at about quarter to nine, doing preliminary tests on a little panel-picture of a City church.
work
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It is also often used to pay for the preliminary work involved in making applications for civil and criminal legal aid.
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With much of the preliminary work already done, Ministers were more amenable to finding the time to legislate.
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The images of 20 towns and cities were measured on 12 dimensions that had emerged as relevant during preliminary work .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Preliminary market research has shown that most Americans prefer environmentally-friendly products.
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Preliminary tests showed that pollution was very high in the river.
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The architect's plans are still in the preliminary stages.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A preliminary hearing on the charges is scheduled for March 20.
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Field hockey: Two of the favorites are in action in preliminary competition.
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None the less, the preliminary design was there, and we had forty years to solve the other problems.
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On Dec. 13 Landsbergis had announced that a further round of preliminary consultations had been postponed indefinitely by the Soviet side.
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The preliminary point to be decided by the judge was: when did the local authority's cause of action accrue?
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The sites were chosen from preliminary studies of 28 locations.
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Vineyards like Napa Ridge like the idea of using low impact, natural pest control and are pleased with the preliminary results.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The official opening is in September, but preliminaries include a showing of sculptures in August.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Equally, this important preliminary is vital to the success of choosing a suitable computer system.
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He was in Lane 4, center stage, because he had gone faster than anyone else in the morning preliminaries.
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Of course such a stage is an essential preliminary to the formulation of a theory of the performance of action.
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This is a move that immediately suggests a preliminary to political blackmail.