The three complex elements of time, having been identified in a preliminary way, can further be explored by examining their relations to one another. (religion-online.org)
Hausman had taken a more standard line on Bergson, although in the dialogue below it will be clear that Hausman is pondering in a preliminary way the very questions he has answered above.1 It must be clear to anyone who has read Hausman's paper above that his view regarding Bergson has now changed, and I think greatly to his credit, and to Gunter's. (religion-online.org)
I have tried in a preliminary way to introduce some issues that this book will deal with. (religion-online.org)