These figures excludes formations conducting preliminary operations and attacks in support of Epsom.

The revised plan called for a preliminary operation to take place three days before the main assault.

I can only do a preliminary operation in these conditions, though.

As preparation for Goodwood was under way, 2nd Army launched two preliminary operations.

Accompanying the army to Petersburg, it participated in the preliminary operations incidental to the investment of that stronghold.

She was always finding reasons to probe the patch, and once she'd insisted on a top surgeon carrying out a preliminary operation.

"Theodosia and I think we can do it, but the preliminary operations are going to take time."

"What we were doing since the beginning of this was really a preliminary fact-finding operation," said Tom Dresslar, a spokesman for the attorney general.

Seed money can be used to pay for such preliminary operations as market research and product development.

She told me to come here for a while so my preliminary operation can heal.