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Preliminary estimates of the project's cost start at $40 million.

He said that in past years such preliminary estimates were not made public.

But they said their preliminary estimate was that the case is very serious.

Fire officials set a preliminary estimate of the damage at $2.5 million.

A preliminary estimate put the damage to homes at $190 million.

Preliminary estimates put the total price tag at about $30 million.

Preliminary estimates placed damage in the county were $2.5 million.

Preliminary estimates place the number of protesters at around 500,000.

Because it was a preliminary estimate, the government offered no details.

Preliminary estimates suggested this provision could cost $5 billion over five years.

Growth during the third quarter, according to preliminary estimates, reached an annual rate of almost 3 percent.

The report comes a day before the government releases its preliminary estimate of economic growth in the first quarter.

Preliminary estimates of property damage were not available on Thursday afternoon.

Property damage was reported to approximately 40,000 homes, according to preliminary estimates.

The development corporation said that the preliminary estimate of the memorial site's cost was $350 million.

Preliminary estimates of its long-term cost in current dollars range up to $8 trillion.

The new figure was unchanged from a preliminary estimate released in late July.

End of next week, we'll have a preliminary estimate.

According to the doctor's preliminary estimate, he was dead probably before nine o'clock, Wednesday night.

A preliminary estimate suggests a likely ceiling of between 120 and 130 machines.

Develop preliminary estimates of development time, cost and effort.

The economy grew at a 4.5 percent annual rate in the last three months of 1987, somewhat faster than the preliminary estimate a month ago.

Officials said they expect to have preliminary estimates of total insured losses later in the week.

Preliminary estimate of 930 species found but this number is likely to increase as data are finalized.

Preliminary estimates put the turnout at from 49 to 50 percent of eligible voters.