Now comes the hard part of translating this preliminary result into a vaccine suitable for large-scale human trials.

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He refused to accept a preliminary result in which he trailed by 2.5%.

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But the state electoral council threw out the preliminary result, after finding so many inconsistencies that it decided it would have to recount four-fifths of the ballot boxes.

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This is only a preliminary result, but it is intriguing.

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Although that result was considered preliminary, that result has led to a 40% drop in the use of Vytorin and its sister drug Zetia.

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He declined to comment on the significance of the preliminary ricin result, referring questions to the FBI.

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Some sources suggested that could be the result of preliminary design work being done for projects later scrapped due to lack of financing or other matters that could result in slower payments.

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The final result undershot the preliminary figure of 49.6, released on May 23, which precipitated a sharp selloff across Asia back then.

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This result, though preliminary, suggests it might be possible to establish some sort of dialogue with people who had previously been considered all but brain-dead.

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As a result, he granted a preliminary injunction to KV Pharma, because the drugmaker is likely to be able to demonstrate that Georgia Medicaid is violating the law by failing to cover Makena ( here is the ruling).

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