pilot studies preliminary to a full-scale study

Preliminary estimates put the number of birds'nests there at over 20000.

初步估计那里的鸟窝有两万多个.

England was lucky to get through the preliminaries (= the preliminary stages in a sports competition) .

英格兰队幸运地通过了预选赛。

Preliminary talks on the future of the bases began yesterday.

昨天开始了关于基地未来的初步讨论。

It had taken about ten minutes to cover the preliminaries...

准备工作大概花了10分钟。

After a few preliminary remarks he announced the winners.

说了几句开场白之后，他即宣布优胜者名单。

Finally , a preliminary proposal for the engineering of this control system is provided.

对ANFIS模型投药控制系统的工程实现进行了初步方案设计.

Note: The figures of 2003 are preliminary statistics.

注: 2003年为初步统计数据.

a preliminary draft

初稿

Accelink technology, today disclosed that the company started a preliminary inquiry, to promote.

光迅科技今日披露,公司开始初步询价 、 推介.

Research will be needed as a preliminary to taking a decision.

作出决定之前需要进行研究。

I'll skip the usual preliminaries and come straight to the point.

闲话少说，我就直接进入正题。

the preliminary rounds of the contest

预赛

Preliminary results show the Republican party with 11 percent of the vote...

初步结果显示共和党获得了11%的选票。

Preliminary identification results for the C 2 strain Fengyang small species, Huaiyuan strain C 1 race.

初步鉴定结果为凤阳菌株为C2小种, 怀远菌株为C1小种.

Police say two men have appeared in a preliminary court hearing.

警方说已有两人出席了法院预备听证会.

This is a preliminary draft of an open-air theatre.

这是一座露天剧场的初步草图.

Mathematics returns to use the preliminary draft paper again re-check calculate a time.

数学还用草稿纸再重新验算一遍呢.

Restore the isolation mechanism between criminal preliminary hearing procedure and investigation.

第六,恢复侦查、预审相分离机制.

The case is under preliminary hearing.

该案件在初步审讯中.

The exploration for shale fracture oil and reservoir in Dongpu Depression is still in preliminary stage.

东濮凹陷泥岩裂缝油气藏还处在勘探初级阶段,泥岩裂缝油气藏一般属自生自储型.