"I want to check out a preliminary impression," he said, low-voiced.

And already he was logging his preliminary impressions.

I lay awake thinking, sorting out my preliminary impressions.

As with the previous Explorations, Evans's preliminary impressions were very negative.

"You can talk to the media about the subway incident, provided you emphasize your findings are a preliminary impression pending further study.

Preliminary Impressions from the Sociolinguistic Survey of the Jar Dialects.

Since the current campaign season started so early and some preliminary impressions have already been formed, the coming debates may be less an opportunity for candidates to make positive impressions or define themselves through their ideas.

Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei, co-chiefs of the inspection teams, are scheduled to give their preliminary impressions of the Iraqi declaration to the Security Council on Thursday.

The Minneapolis Star Tribune recycled the psychological advantage theory, accusing Fox News of instigating "a chain of events that led to the preliminary impression that Bush was the winner.

Although he assured NATO officials that Russia would eventually formally be a "partner," he said in a news conference that Russia's "preliminary impression" was that the NATO move raised "more questions than answers."

A week after the storm Army Corps of Engineers project manager Al Naomi gave his preliminary impression, saying, "One would think it's the barge that did it," and confirming that the barge striking the floodwalls would have "precipitated a tremendous collapse".

Chapter 34 The Colosseum Franz had so managed his route, that during the ride to the Colosseum they passed not a single ancient ruin, so that no preliminary impression interfered to mitigate the colossal proportions of the gigantic building they came to admire.