the preliminary ruling

基本解释

On July 15th the US International Trade Commission made a preliminary ruling upholding two claims in a far larger patent suit Apple had filed against its rival.
在7月15日苹果公司向其对手提出的很大的专利诉讼中，美国国际贸易委员会作出了一个初步裁定支持了其两个请求。
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The decision follows a preliminary ruling by the ministry that those areas had dumped Nylon6 on the mainland market and the imports had caused substantial damage to the domestic producers.
商务部调查机关初步认定原产于上述国家和地区的进口被调查产品存在倾销，我国内地相关产业受到了实质损害。
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China's Ministry of Commerce Saturday issued a preliminary ruling saying the US had dumped sedans and cross-country vehicles with engine displacements of 2.5 liters and above on the Chinese market.
商务部2日称，初步裁定原产于美国的排气量在2.5升以上的部分进口小轿车和越野车存在倾销行为。

And since the injunction is a preliminary ruling, the NFL may ultimately prevail on the jurisdictional or antitrust issues.
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