Local governments have taken some preliminary steps to reduce pollution.

But it is a preliminary step, and not one that will necessarily lead to criminal charges.

Several agencies have already been through the preliminary step, the credentials presentation.

But the government is clearly reluctant to take the preliminary steps to get those drugs to the dying.

The judge's findings of fact are preliminary step and not a final ruling.

As a preliminary step, I was released from my promise to her.

As a preliminary step he moved the centre of government to York, where it was to remain for the next six years.

But these were just preliminary steps; the real work lay ahead.

About 6,200 city teachers have taken preliminary steps toward retiring at the end of the school year.

So he taught 12 of us some preliminary steps, and we did two or three numbers.