Example sentences of "be only the [num ord] stage in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The basis of this approach is the belief that the response which a subject makes is not an immediate outcome of sensory stimulation but results from a number of processes which occur over time , stimulation of the sensory receptors being only the first stage in a series of events . |
| 2 | ‘ Volatility is only the first stage in measuring risk . |
| 3 | Getting the enquiries procedure right is only the first stage in setting up a good media relation programme . |
| 4 | Assigning children to levels within attainment targets is only the first stage in the ranking of children and schools which the government sought to establish . |
| 5 | But this was only the last stage in the process . |