Example sentences of "as the first stage in " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | They see it as the first stage in widening contacts with Western Europe . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | They were to act as the first stage in settling disputes , and there would be " no stoppage of work until any difference or dispute had been referred to them or if necessary to the District or National Board as circumstances may require " . |
| 6 | To coincide with world environment day , the government announced Operation Amazonia on June 5 as the first stage in a drive to combat the destruction of the rainforest . |