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They are seen as a preliminary step in an investigation into suspected anti-competitive practices.
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When this final preliminary step is attained, all that is needed to create a eusocial colony is for the parents and offspring to stay at the nest and cooperate in raising additional generations of young.
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The decision - a preliminary step in the French judicial process - was made by two examining judges, pursuing a series of related corruption cases, who questioned him at his home near Bordeaux in southwest France.
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The independent counsel statute calls for the Justice Department to respond within 30 days to explain whether there is a basis to launch a "preliminary inquiry, " the first step toward seeking an independent counsel.
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Associate Professor Gregg Suaning, of the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering and a project leader in the national bionic eye consortium, Bionic Vision Australia (BVA), said the new, 98-channel microchip, now undergoing preliminary lab testing, was a major step towards the goal of a functional bionic eye.
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Researchers hope that if the ongoing preliminary studies prove the safety and effectiveness of these drugs for certain treatments, the government will step in to fund larger trials.
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