This is probably intended as a preliminary move towards establishing an Amazon imprint.

The new president has already made some smart preliminary moves.

He had made few of the usual preliminary moves or statements.

When he rose from the table, The Shadow had his preliminary moves clearly in mind.

Physical rebellion, or any preliminary move towards rebellion, is at present not possible.

All the preliminary moves and countermoves caused a series of uncoordinated French attacks.

As a preliminary move, his lawyers asked the Court on Friday for a stay of deportation while an appeal is considered.

He had closed his attache case but made no preliminary moves to rise and join the line forming at the forward door.

Los Angeles is making preliminary moves to reduce the demand for travel.

Then, it saw the Bush administration make preliminary military moves against Iraq.