(1) Out-of-town contractors would carry out most of the exploratory efforts with their own crews.(2) Like any exploratory survey, the scientists are finding they have more questions now than when they set out.(3) Despite a number of exploratory dives since its discovery in 1975, no one has yet been able to confirm the identity of the ship.(4) The talks appear to have been just exploratory discussions that did not go far.(5) Further exploratory investigations were carried out to determine whether these were pertinent here.(6) The council said machinery was doing exploratory work and the council had not been aware of the souterrain.(7) Music that sounded tentative and exploratory a few years ago now has its feet firmly on the ground.(8) Bill was the first to see his shortcomings and acknowledge the exploratory and experimental character of his work.(9) Actual confirmation of the reserves would require detailed seismic work and exploratory drilling.(10) This study is exploratory in nature, proposing a combination of methods to investigate norms for a speech event.(11) First, oilers must drill one or more exploratory wells on the basis of their seismic data.(12) He suffered a stomach wound, but an exploratory operation showed none of his organs was damaged.(13) Some exploratory visits are good to give you an idea of what kind of equipment you'll need, and what kind of state the place is in.(14) Although no firm proposals have been lodged with the council, exploratory drilling has commenced and the company has made a survey.(15) This is not really taking a risk; it is more an exploratory probe into a new field.(16) All analyses were exploratory , as the trial was not designed for this purpose.
