On Monday they showed a preliminary measurement of direct CP violation in the charm sector.

It does not, however, match the most alarming predictions made two months ago when Easoe and Nasa, the US space agency, released preliminary measurements of ozone destruction.

It was the strongest earthquake to hit Athens in nearly a century, with a preliminary measurement of a 5.9 magnitude.

We have not yet been able to determine our precise location, nnnn, though preliminary measurements show we are in uncharted space, far beyond the Imperium.

(An overnight is a preliminary measurement of 25 markets.)

Indeed, preliminary measurements of some Fire Island communities, such as the Pines, have given scientists reason to think that Fire Island may actually be growing.

With these devices a preliminary measurement was made of the mercury ion transition (532.360 800 THz) relative to the accurately known calcium transition at 657 nm.

To the others in the room he said "Terrell told me that very preliminary measurements show there's no change.

However, preliminary measurements of the H-alpha line in the star's spectrum show a radial velocity in the range from -13 to +3 km/s.

In 2001, preliminary astrometric measurements suggested the orbit of the outermost planet is inclined at 155.5 to the plane of the sky.