21.   But those were preliminary studies.

22.   Dr. Kienlen conducted the first preliminary study of the backgrounds and psychological profiles of stalkers.

23.   For detecting early lung cancers that may be missed by chest X-rays, electron-beam and spiral scanners are equally effective, judging from preliminary published study results.

24.   For Agouron, the preliminary study is a shot in the arm for its Viracept, one of the new class of potent drugs known as protease inhibitors.

25.   For now, the authority is concentrating on the Athens line by launching a preliminary study and holding public information meetings this month.

26.   For the first time, astronomers have detected and made a preliminary chemical study of the atmosphere of a planet beyond the solar system.

27.   He estimated it would take at least a couple of years before the investigators were ready to try the most preliminary studies in humans.

28.   However, that dispute led the agency to launch a preliminary study, which found a majority of those families were either getting jobs or increased child support.

29.   In a preliminary study sponsored by the foundation, George Galster, a professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, and three other researchers developed a sprawl index.

30.   In her preliminary study of the Alamo facade, Peterson made a series of recommendations to stabilize and help preserve the structure.