"Preliminary talks" refers to initial discussions or conversations that take place before a more formal or official meeting or negotiation. It is the first step towards reaching an agreement or making a decision, where basic ideas or concerns are discussed to determine the next course of action.
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We are claimed to have held
preliminary talks with the player's representatives in hopes of beating their rivals to his signature.
The young midfielder is supposedly set to be the subject of a # 5 Million bid, with
preliminary talks claimed to have been held already.
Sony Pictures TV is reportedly
in preliminary talks with Charter Communications about picking up the action drama...
Governor Ahmed also
held preliminary talks with potential investors in agribusiness and Agro allied industries, and offered them incentives such as tax relief and accelerated land acquisition.
Meanwhile, 19 - year - old midfielder Franck Kessié continues to be linked with Liverpool with the latest claims suggesting that his agent is due on Merseyside this week
for preliminary talks with the Reds.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Pokemon Co., has recently
begun preliminary talks with major movie studios to start development on a live - action Pokemon movie.
During preliminary talks with Coinbase last fall, Ripple said it would be willing to lend the exchange more than $ 100 million worth of XRP to start letting users trade the asset, according to a person privy to that discussion.
Some 88 percent of them endorsed the possibility of a strike
as preliminary talks over teacher evaluations, salary increases, pension contributions, and standardized testing stalled after the expiration of the teachers» contract last June.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers may be in Rome to hold
preliminary talks over the signing of AS Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanic, according to the Daily Mail.
Word of
preliminary talks between PlayNitride and Apple for MicroLED panels comes from Digitimes, while price points for PlayNitride's products come from MicroLED Info.
Snapdeal, India's second - largest homegrown online retailer, has
initiated preliminary talks with staunch rivals Flipkart and Amazon...
Reports surfaced recently that Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue was
in preliminary talks for a data - sharing deal to help its troubled mapping service, and Facebook and Google went to battle this spring to acquire Waze, the social - mapping startup, which Google managed to snap up for $ 1.1 billion.
In August, Angeleno billionaire Eli Broad
began preliminary talks with the board of Tribune Publishing about buying the Times from the national chain.
Also last Fall,
during preliminary talks with Coinbase, Ripple said it would be willing to lend the exchange more than $ 100 million worth of XRP to start letting users trade the asset.
The firms have
held preliminary talks exploring a possible combination, including a potential merger, according to the Wall Street Journal.
But even
as preliminary talks between the MDC and Zanu PF go ahead in South Africa, the killing, kidnap and torture of ordinary men and women, who have done nothing other than show their support for the opposition, continues.
So right now he is in «very,
very preliminary talks» with the Saskatchewan government, the Law Society of Saskatchewan, and the Canadian Bar Association.
Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that NBCUniversal was in
preliminary talks with BuzzFeed, among other media properties including Vice Media and Business Insider, to take equity in these companies or acquire them.
The boundary - pushing behemoth is conducting «
preliminary talks» with Next Millennium about adding insect protein to food served in the company's cafeterias, Goldin says.
Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported that NBCUniversal was in
preliminary talks with BuzzFeed, among other media properties including Vice Media and Business Insider, to take equity in these companies or acquire them.
Musk is also in «
preliminary talks» with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel about digging a tunnel that would connect downtown Chicago with O'Hare International Airport.
Either way, Musk will need more than
preliminary talks to commence any of these projects.
Self - driving cars will be in Tesla's future, CEO and founder Elon Musk tells CNBC, and the company has been in
preliminary talks with Google about the project.
Amazon has held
preliminary talks with makers of generic drugs about its potential entry into the pharmacy space, according to people familiar with the discussions.
The retail juggernaut has held
preliminary talks with makers of generic drugs about its potential entry into the pharmacy space, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Gawker Media Group is engaged in
preliminary talks with the former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan to reach a settlement over a $ 140 million court judgment that led the company to file for bankruptcy protection, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
Speculation about other possible mergers and acquisition were also rife after reports emerged last month that Spain's biggest Cava producer, Freixenet, has received a buyout offer, with German drinks group Henkell & Co. also confirming it was in
preliminary talks with the Catalan company over a possible «co-operation».
The Spanish sports newspaper claim that the Gunners are willing to engage with the Spanish side following a conversation between the player and manager Arsene Wenger which has convinced the club to hold
preliminary talks.
The Sun claims that the departing Bayern Munich boss has held
preliminary talks with both sides, and has astonishingly already rejected an approach from Chelsea, who approached him just after they had sacked Jose Mourinho.
According to Diario Gol, his agent has held
preliminary talks with Barcelona, who will be looking to strengthen the squad this summer to help new boss Ernesto Valverde bring back trophies next season.
Reports even say that he's in
preliminary talks with producers and he recently met with them in Los Angeles to further discuss the role.
Wesley Sneijder could be set to return to Serie A with his agent confirming that
preliminary talks have been held with Sampdoria.
Chelsea have held
preliminary talks to try to lure Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski to the Premier League, Sky Sports News has revealed this morning.
Manchester United have held
preliminary talks to try to lure Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski to the Premier League, Sky Sports News has revealed this morning.
The Gunners were in
preliminary talk with Real Madrid over a possible # 26 million deal for Angel Di Maria, who surely would drop down the pecking orders, should Gareth Bale sign for the Los Blancos, which is nothing but just a formality now.
According to Spanish publication Don Balon, Los Blancos president Florentino Perez has held
preliminary talks with Sanchez over a possible move and is confident of landing him in the new year.
Preliminary talks have been held with Sporting Clube de Portugal and the two clubs are expected to meet again before the end of the week.
We've also had
some preliminary talks around pushing for tetra packed milks such as those Horizon uses to avoid so much waste.
You need to do
preliminary talks with leaders in each type of export - New Zealand for lamb, say, or Thailand and Brazil for poultry - so you can get them onside.
Cuomo confirmed members of his staff have held
preliminary talks with the de Blasio administration about bringing the 2024 Summer Olympics to New York City.
Skelos confirmed that there have been
some preliminary talks «at the staff level» regarding the passage of a Constitutional amendment that would create some form of independent redistricting, but that would not take practical effect until the 2020 census in time for the 2022 elections.
I can also confirm that
preliminary talks have already taken place.