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In the preliminary investigation, the co-pilot was found to be smoking an e-cigarette, smoke diffused into the passenger cabin and relevant air conditioning components were wrongly shut off, without notifying the captain, which resulted in insufficient oxygen. – China News	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The Fuzhou Court issued this preliminary ruling before allowing Micron an opportunity to present its defense. – Joel Poppen	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Even if we assume -- contrary to the findings of the District Court -- that plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits of their claims, the balance of equities and the public interest tilted against their request for a preliminary injunction. – Supreme Court	Found on CNN 5 years ago
They were receptive ... but it's up to them to evaluate the preliminary proposal. – Victor Gobitz	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
With bids outnumbering offers, I often see sellers cancelling on preliminary contracts, it's that hot. – Kim Yoon-sik	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
There shall be a preliminary hearing to determine if a 'new element' as defined in...the Code exists, this will be followed by another hearing to conduct the review(s), if any new element is determined by the stewards to exist. – The FIA	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We continue to cooperate fully with the National Transportation Safety Board's ongoing investigation into flight 1380. Safety is our top priority at Southwest, and we appreciate the efforts of the NTSB Investigators in developing today's Preliminary Report. – Southwest Airlines	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
There's a need to accelerate the pace of negotiations after some three years or more have passed since the signing of the preliminary agreement in Khartoum and things have remained frozen. – Sameh Shoukry	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
I don't think the global environment has changed. We are still in a relatively benign, a relatively strong global growth environment despite the recent slowdown, and as a matter of fact the preliminary PMIs that came out of the eurozone corroborate that story. – Vasileios Gkionakis	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
They’re looking at a preliminary report from January, and just recently, in the last week, they’ve filed a request for an updated report, they’re looking at incomplete data. – Elections Jim Allen	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
According to preliminary reports, a hill caved in on a human settlement area trapping about two dozen-odd villagers. Locals have retrieved 16 bodies from the area and about six more people are reported to be missing, all roads leading to the village are cut off as there are heavy landslides. Medical teams are having a tough time reaching the village. – Nabam Tuki	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Preliminary reports indicate several pedestrians with injuries, varying severity. – State Police	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
I have people focus on a preliminary phase of exercises to work on reactivating the core muscles. – Marianne Ryan	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Nothing has changed from last week’s detailed 10-page opinion from the court which in granting a preliminary injunction against ITV found as to each and every claim alleged by ITV that the Gurneys are likely to prevail, including the court’s findings that they were terminated without good cause and that they remain the controlling managers of Gurney Productions. – Phil Kelly	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
[In the last three decades] coral cover went from 28% to 13%. Preliminary estimates [from last year's disaster] are saying we've lost half that amount again. To have that kind of mortality on that kind of scale is unprecedented. – Sean Connolly	Found on CNN 7 years ago
The preliminary results of our investigation are important as they give clear evidence that western Thessaly was no backwater, but a rich and vibrant society within the ancient world. – Robin Rnnlund	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
According to a preliminary [investigation] and statements from her parents, her brother strangled her. – Azhar Akram	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
Our representatives all over the state have reported to us that the preliminary situation is that there is no damage anywhere. – Felipe Reyna	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
All the preliminary clinical data that have been generated, both by us and by our competitors indicate that the treatment benefit will be transformative. – David Chang	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
We indicated to them (Arcadia) that clearly the potential buyer here did not have retail experience, we indicated that the proposal was highly preliminary and lacking in detail, we also indicated that the bidder here (Dominic Chappell) did have a history of bankruptcy. – Anthony Gutman	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
There is information that it is an attack carried out by an ISIS member, but this is preliminary information; we are still checking it. – Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The aircraft hit the ground and broke into pieces, according to preliminary data, there were 55 passengers aboard and 7 crew members. They all died. – The Investigative Committee of Russia	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There are still preliminary steps that can be taken to prepare for that day, when it happens, the United States will be in a very good position to reclaim a portion of the market we've lost. – Agriculture Tom Vilsack	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We must enrich and complete this preliminary bill. But what would be terrible is the status quo, i could have said there are 14 months left, I would slow down, take no risks ... It's not my vision of politics. – Manuel Valls	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

In the preliminary investigation, the co-pilot was found to be smoking an e-cigarette, smoke diffused into the passenger cabin and relevant air conditioning components were wrongly shut off, without notifying the captain, which resulted in insufficient oxygen.

– China News

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The Fuzhou Court issued this preliminary ruling before allowing Micron an opportunity to present its defense.

– Joel Poppen

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Even if we assume -- contrary to the findings of the District Court -- that plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits of their claims, the balance of equities and the public interest tilted against their request for a preliminary injunction.

– Supreme Court

Found on CNN
5 years ago

They were receptive ... but it's up to them to evaluate the preliminary proposal.

– Victor Gobitz

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

With bids outnumbering offers, I often see sellers cancelling on preliminary contracts, it's that hot.

– Kim Yoon-sik

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

There shall be a preliminary hearing to determine if a 'new element' as defined in...the Code exists, this will be followed by another hearing to conduct the review(s), if any new element is determined by the stewards to exist.

– The FIA

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We continue to cooperate fully with the National Transportation Safety Board's ongoing investigation into flight 1380. Safety is our top priority at Southwest, and we appreciate the efforts of the NTSB Investigators in developing today's Preliminary Report.

– Southwest Airlines

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

There's a need to accelerate the pace of negotiations after some three years or more have passed since the signing of the preliminary agreement in Khartoum and things have remained frozen.

– Sameh Shoukry

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

I don't think the global environment has changed. We are still in a relatively benign, a relatively strong global growth environment despite the recent slowdown, and as a matter of fact the preliminary PMIs that came out of the eurozone corroborate that story.

– Vasileios Gkionakis

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

They’re looking at a preliminary report from January, and just recently, in the last week, they’ve filed a request for an updated report, they’re looking at incomplete data.

– Elections Jim Allen

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

According to preliminary reports, a hill caved in on a human settlement area trapping about two dozen-odd villagers. Locals have retrieved 16 bodies from the area and about six more people are reported to be missing, all roads leading to the village are cut off as there are heavy landslides. Medical teams are having a tough time reaching the village.

– Nabam Tuki

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

Preliminary reports indicate several pedestrians with injuries, varying severity.

– State Police

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

I have people focus on a preliminary phase of exercises to work on reactivating the core muscles.

– Marianne Ryan

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Nothing has changed from last week’s detailed 10-page opinion from the court which in granting a preliminary injunction against ITV found as to each and every claim alleged by ITV that the Gurneys are likely to prevail, including the court’s findings that they were terminated without good cause and that they remain the controlling managers of Gurney Productions.

– Phil Kelly

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

[In the last three decades] coral cover went from 28% to 13%. Preliminary estimates [from last year's disaster] are saying we've lost half that amount again. To have that kind of mortality on that kind of scale is unprecedented.

– Sean Connolly

Found on CNN
7 years ago

The preliminary results of our investigation are important as they give clear evidence that western Thessaly was no backwater, but a rich and vibrant society within the ancient world.

– Robin Rnnlund

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

According to a preliminary [investigation] and statements from her parents, her brother strangled her.

– Azhar Akram

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Our representatives all over the state have reported to us that the preliminary situation is that there is no damage anywhere.

– Felipe Reyna

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

All the preliminary clinical data that have been generated, both by us and by our competitors indicate that the treatment benefit will be transformative.

– David Chang

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

We indicated to them (Arcadia) that clearly the potential buyer here did not have retail experience, we indicated that the proposal was highly preliminary and lacking in detail, we also indicated that the bidder here (Dominic Chappell) did have a history of bankruptcy.

– Anthony Gutman

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

There is information that it is an attack carried out by an ISIS member, but this is preliminary information; we are still checking it.

– Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The aircraft hit the ground and broke into pieces, according to preliminary data, there were 55 passengers aboard and 7 crew members. They all died.

– The Investigative Committee of Russia

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There are still preliminary steps that can be taken to prepare for that day, when it happens, the United States will be in a very good position to reclaim a portion of the market we've lost.

– Agriculture Tom Vilsack

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We must enrich and complete this preliminary bill. But what would be terrible is the status quo, i could have said there are 14 months left, I would slow down, take no risks ... It's not my vision of politics.

– Manuel Valls

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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