Example sentences of "the first stage in " in BNC.

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1 At this stage , in Britain as in other cattle-rearing countries , the cattle tended to be regional types rather than formal breeds , but by 1750 there was a recognisable regional distribution by coat colour and pattern in Britain — one of the first stages in breed development .
2 Under most circumstances this is one of the first stages in the preparation of material for pipette analysis .
3 I think I think it is a good idea though to erm oh right er to y'know kind of break it up a bit er particularly if at an early stage you 're intending to y'know kind of go through erm and get people to go through quite a lot of questions erm as a by way of er y'know kind of the first stages in in er developing this thing .
4 The Government 's insistence that the Channel tunnel rail link be privately-financed is being seen as the first stage in a longer term plan to privatise the entire British Rail network .
5 The first stage in the history of mankind is one which is itself subdivided into three substages .
6 The first stage in the scheme was that of total primitive promiscuity .
7 ‘ Volatility is only the first stage in measuring risk .
8 They see it as the first stage in widening contacts with Western Europe .
9 Too much sex becomes boring — sex therapists can testify to many marriages on the rocks because of sexual boredom , and the first stage in therapy is to ban sex .
10 A poor man who entered into a partnership could complete the first stage in a year to fifteen months ; he could start a partnership with a poorer man in two or three years .
11 The first stage in each investigation was to list the information the committee required before it could reach a valid conclusion .
12 The FIRST stage in any good export is to find out as much as possible about the foreign market being considered and the most economic way of doing this is from your own base — ‘ the desk research ’ .
13 As he showed in a report , dated 30th March , 1839 , to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests , the existing offices could be retained until the new block was complete , and it could form the first stage in a complete rebuilding of both sides of Downing Street .
14 The first stage in cultivation involves forest clearance ( though particular tree species which are valuable for timber are usually spared ) and as annual crop plants such as manioc ( Manihot esculenta ) and maize ( Zea mays ) are cultivated , perennial species such as pineapple ( Ananas comosus ) and banana ( Musa spp. ) are planted along with numerous other fruit trees , palms and shrubs that can be used for a variety of purposes from thatching to dyes and medicines .
15 The first stage in the demise of the hacker is marked by a lack of interest in other subjects .
16 The London Cocoa Trade Amazon Project , as my collecting programme had been christened , was to be the first stage in a rescue operation .
17 Much work remains to be done , but we have achieved the first stage in gaining agreement to our approach in ensuring Hampshire 's future services . ’
18 The process of glycolysis , the first stage in the utilization of glucose to produce energy , is similar in bacteria and in our own muscles .
19 The first stage in Australia 's build-up is this year 's Hong Kong Sevens in Scotland .
20 The first stage in Australia 's build-up is this year 's Hong Kong Sevens .
21 Many MPs believe yesterday 's announcement is the first stage in the process towards Prince Charles renouncing his chances of the throne .
22 The first stage in module design , then , is the identification of problems from the teacher 's point of view .
23 This unit will be conducted by Mrs Chris Smith , Pastoral Director at Ushaw , and people are welcome to attend this as a complete course in its own right , or as the first stage in the longer course which contains five further units .
24 The first stage in the process of making men disappear was to ignore them totally .
25 The first stage in the procedure to apply for study abroad is to learn a foreign language , preferably English .
26 Work on the first stage in MURRAYFIELD 's redevelopment , building stands to replace the north and south terracing , will begin immediately after Scotland 's final home match in the Five Nations ' Championship , the game against France on March 7 .
27 Fearing further unrest Alfonso 's government accepted the need for an electoral strategy and called local elections as the first stage in a gradual return to representative politics .
28 It will remove dead hair , and may also reveal signs of fleas. ( 2 ) A brush will be essential for the first stage in the process .
29 The first stage in making a stone vase was to rough out its external shape : then the interior was hollowed out by a combination of drilling and chiselling .
30 When the Guggenheim Museum reopens on 28 June , Thomas Krens , its director , will have realised the first stage in his ambitious plan of expansion , seeking to establish new stations in North Adams , Massachusetts , Bilbao ( see The Art Newspaper No.17 , April 1992 , p.5 ) and Salzburg , and to enlarge The Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice .
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