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in the first stage vs at the first stage

Both 'in the first stage' and 'at the first stage' are correct and can be used interchangeably depending on the context. There is no significant difference in meaning.
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in the first stage

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate a specific point or period within a process or sequence.

Examples:

  • In the first stage of the project, we will gather all the necessary information.
  • She was nervous in the first stage of the competition.
  • Jul 26, 2013 ... Hello! I would like to figure out the difference among such expressions: In the first stage of our education we ... On the first stage of ...
  • Apr 5, 2021 ... ... in the first stage and also affect my IV estimate. It made me wonder. If absolutely no one talks about the variables in the first stage (i.e ...
  • Jul 19, 2024 ... Why didn't iketani get mako pizza in the first stage. So the heartbreaking scene everyone who remembers the first stage were iketani leaves ...
  • Support in the first stage of labour from a female relative: the first step in improving the quality of maternity services. Midwifery. 2010 Dec;26(6):e21-4 ...
  • Apr 19, 2021 ... Anyone else remember that EG6 background car in the first stage? · Comments Section · Community Info Section · More posts you may like.
  • Jun 6, 2017 ... The reason to include all exogenous variable in the first-stage regression is because the endogenous variable X could be correlated with ...
  • Apr 30, 2009 ... Universal flow in the first stage of relativistic heavy ion collisions · Joshua Vredevoogd and Scott Pratt · Phys. Rev. C 79, 044915 – Published ...
  • Apr 3, 2018 ... 249 likes, 11 comments - rrchieryan on April 3, 2018: "Happy with 9th in the first stage of TOTN with the Irish Team against some pros, ...
  • Comparing the Effects of Aromatherapy With Rose Oils and Warm Foot Bath on Anxiety in the First Stage of Labor in Nulliparous Women. Massomeh Kheirkhah ...
  • Feb 11, 2021 ... This sentence appears to insinuate that the only variables that need to be in the first stage, are the exogenous variables from the main stage.

Alternatives:

  • at the initial stage
  • during the first phase
  • at the outset
  • at the beginning
  • at the start

at the first stage

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is also used to indicate a specific point or period within a process or sequence.

Examples:

  • At the first stage of the experiment, we observed interesting results.
  • He made a mistake at the first stage of the process.
  • Jul 26, 2013 ... At the first stage of our education we ... There is no context, I just saw how people said on the first stage of something and in the first ...
  • Sep 6, 2024 ... Max particle storage is full and I'm still at the first stage. Question. So my storage is full and the quest isn't complete. I cant find any ...
  • Oct 25, 2011 ... Correct English would be: "Equations are not available at the first stage ..............." or Equations are not available in the .
  • Functionally Distinct Inhibitory Neurons at the First Stage of Visual Cortical Processing. Nat Neurosci. 2003 Dec;6(12):1300-8. doi: 10.1038/nn1152. Epub ...
  • Nov 16, 2003 ... Functionally distinct inhibitory neurons at the first stage of visual cortical processing. Judith A Hirsch,; Luis M Martinez,; Cinthi ...
  • Atrophy mainly affects the limbic system and the deep grey matter at the first stage of multiple sclerosis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2010 Jun;81(6):690 ...
  • Oct 24, 2018 ... Self-organization at the first stage of honeycomb construction: Analysis of an attachment-excavation model · Discussion. Taken as a whole, our ...
  • Feb 16, 2021 ... This paper contains suggestions for experiments with usage of the Spin Physics Detector (SPD) at the first stage of the SPD NICA Programme developing at JINR.
  • #1. Omitted instrument at the first stage of an IV model. 09 Mar 2020, 12:47. Dear Stata Users, I am trying to run an IV model with three endogenous ...
  • ... at the First Stage of an siRNA Amplification Pathway That Targets Recent Gene Duplications. PLoS Genet 7(11): e1002369. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1002369.

Alternatives:

  • in the initial stage
  • during the first phase
  • at the outset
  • at the beginning
  • at the start

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