
1) Before the finals 2) Early heats 3) Early rounds 4) Early tourney rounds 5) Fights before the big one 6) Front matter 7) Grad school hurdle 8) Matter 9) Opening rounds 10) Qualifying bouts 11) Starts of tourneys 12) Tourney rounds 13) Tourney starters
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1) Intros 2) Trials
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The use of the term Prelim (short for preliminary examination) varies and is synonymous with qualifying exam, but it generally refers to an examination (usually one from a sequence) that qualifies a student to continue studies at a higher level, and/or allow the student to comprehend his/her studies and see how prepared they are for the looming ex...
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The prelims are the introductory pages at the beginning of a book before the actual text itself begins. The prelims will contain a title page, half title page, the copyright page, preface, acknowledgements, forwards, and any other material not forming the main part of the book.
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Preliminaries. All the pages (including title page, contents etc) preceding the actual text.
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See preliminary heats.
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