Sparhawk moved in quickly to cut off a lengthy, rambling preamble.

No stupid plot, no lengthy preamble, it does exactly what it says on the tin.

It consists of a lengthy preamble, and thirteen clauses that broadly promote the rights of those with disabilities.

But the legislation also includes a lengthy preamble that demands that public schools guarantee total equality, including "coeducation of all teachings, particularly in sports and physical education."

The main character first launches into a lengthy preamble detailing the crimes the villains have committed, at the end of which the villains then initiate hostilities.

The good news for the AV campaign is that when people go to the polls on 5 May, the ballot paper won't contain a lengthy, YouGov-style preamble.

I had expected a lengthy preamble from Dr. Garret, to set up the scene.

Why this lengthy preamble?

"I can guess what you would tell me," the editor had kindly but firmly interrupted her lengthy preamble in the long-looked-forward-to interview just ended.

At the press conference later in South Carolina, he offered a lengthy preamble detailing his love of the Appalachian Trail and foreign travel before admitting to the affair.