"As a preliminary measure, might it not be a good p'-in to gain some idea as to our present line of flight?"

As a preliminary measure, large families are now being discouraged, the direct opposite of the ethic that prevailed after the Invasion.

Troy gauged the distance they had covered, and used it as a preliminary measure of the pace he had set for the march.

They are also sometimes referred to as precautionary or preliminary measures.

They had taken preliminary measures for such a contingency.

The Chief of Police recounts the general course of events and the preliminary measures that were taken.

Pentagon officials have already sketched out the types of preliminary military measures to "prepare the battlefield" for a full-scale assault.

Whoever finally gets on the ballot and/or the bench, certain preliminary measures might be of some importance.

Although it was just a preliminary measure it has got the name of the state out, much like a marketing gimmick.

As a preliminary measure, therefore, I drilled them in a class at foot-work and the left lead.