Before 1997, it was the duty of the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong.

* 1997 – Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members.

Before 1997, POSIX comprised several standards:

Before the 1997 war, about 15, 000 Europeans and other non-Africans lived in Congo, most of whom were French.

Before the 1997 civil war, the Republic of the Congo's system of government was similar to that of the French.

Before the institution of interleague play in 1997, the two teams would have little opportunity to play each other.

Before 1997, the incoming Labour Government promised to reduce the number and power of NDPBs.

:: Example: Before 1997, the IDEA was silent on the subject of private school reimbursement, but courts had granted such reimbursement as “ appropriate ” relief under principles of equity pursuant to 20 U. S. C.

Before 2011 it held the same position in the administrative hierarchy, according to Law 2539 of 1997, the Kapodistrias Plan, except that Ithomi was an independent municipality and Ancient Messene was a local division ( topiko diamerisma ) within it.

Before the construction of the Betuweroute Highspeed Railway, thorough soil research was performed in 1997.

Other films have included the science fiction feature Gattaca ( 1997 ), the title role in Michael Almereyda's Hamlet ( 2000 ), the action thriller Assault on Precinct 13 ( 2005 ), and the crime drama Before the Devil Knows You're Dead ( 2007 ).

Before long, OpenDoc was scrapped, with Steve Jobs noting that they " put a bullet through head ", and most of the team was laid off in March 1997.

Before long, OpenDoc was scrapped, with Steve Jobs ( who had been at NexT Computer during this development ) noting that they " put a bullet through head ", and most of the team was laid off in a big reduction in force in March 1997.

Before serving as president, Khatami had been a representative in the parliament from 1980 to 1982, supervisor of the Kayhan Institute, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance ( 1982 – 1986 ), and then for a second term from 1989 to May 24, 1992 ( when he resigned ), the head of the National Library of Iran from 1992 to 1997, and a member of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution.

Before 1997, the contestants were required to wear identical, somewhat dated, one-piece suits.

* Released split single of the Rolling Stones song " Before They Make Me Run " with the Supersuckers ( 1997 ).

Before the addition of a score bug in 1997, the only graphic that utilized this was the on-screen text, which was italicized and underlined in red.

Before the stadium was opened in 1997, the club was based at the Victoria Ground, which had been their home ground since 1878.

* Come Before Christ and Murder Love ( Serpent's Tail, London 1997 ).

Before 1997, the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) was considered the only major MMA organization in the world and featured many fewer rules than are used in modern MMA.

Before 1997, the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) was considered the only major MMA organization in the world and featured much fewer rules then are used in modern MMA.

In August 1997 the Central People's Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea promulgated regulations regarding use of the Juche Era calendar, according to which for dates occurring before 1912 the Gregorian calendar year is used exclusively, so that there is no " negative " Juche year, or " Before Juche " concept.

Before 1997, the team competition was structured differently.

American punk band Guttermouth covered " Happy Loving Couples " on the 1997 new wave tribute album Before You Were Punk.

Before the 20th century, most manufactured products were made individually by hand.

Before the September 11, 2001 attacks, most hijackings involved the plane landing at a certain destination, followed by the hijackers making negotiable demands.

Before the publication of this work most of the trouvère romances appeared in octosyllabic verse.

Before the introduction of the Phoenix missile, most other US aircraft relied on the smaller, less-expensive AIM-7 Sparrow ; classified as a Medium Range Missile ( MRM ).

Before this, cities and counties of sufficiently large populations such as most of Metro Atlanta already had Sunday alcohol sales at bars and restaurants, with local ordinances to abide by, such as having a certain amount of food sales in order to be opened and serve alcohol.

Before he entered parliament, Disraeli was involved with several women, most notably Henrietta, Lady Sykes ( the wife of Sir Francis Sykes, 3rd Bt ), who served as the model for Henrietta Temple.

Before this action, though, he had for the most part opted to continue the Whig policy of limited expansion, preferring to maintain the then-current borders as opposed to promoting expansion.

Before 1931, i. e. through most of Ruth's most productive years, the umpire called the play based on the ball's final resting place " when last seen ".

Before that, it was about 7 censuses, most part of these previous censuses was undertaken during Soviet ( USSR ) control.

Before many copies of the book could be printed, however, the printing press and most of the printed copies were destroyed by a mob in Missouri.

Before long, bills weren't being paid, authors ' advances and royalties were delayed, budgets were cut back, and most of Donald's time was spent trying to soothe authors and agents who were indignant, and had every right to be, at the way they were treated.

Before the war, Carthage had the most powerful navy in the western Mediterranean.

Before the development of the electric guitar and the use of synthetic materials, a guitar was defined as being an instrument having " a long, fretted neck, flat wooden soundboard, ribs, and a flat back, most often with incurved sides ".

Before the war, trade reform and price liberalization were the most successful part of the country's structural adjustment program under IMF sponsorship.

Before gelatin became widely available as a commercial product, the most typical gelatin dessert was " calf's foot jelly ".

Before long, much of the south and west was under the control of the Nationalists, whose regular Army of Africa was the most professional force available to either side.

Before Haiti established its independence from French administration in 1804, Haiti ranked as the world's richest and most productive colony.

Before the development of the general-purpose computer, most calculations were done by humans.

Before consolidation of many of these rural school districts in the last half of the twentieth century, Indiana high schools had fewer students than those of most other states ; basketball was a natural game for these schools since it only required five starters and a few reserves.

Before this date, the most precise measurement of the Imperial Standard Yard was metres.

Before came Orphée, later turned into one of his more successful films ; after came La Machine infernale, arguably his most fully realized work of art.

Before 1500 most swords were usually worn suspended from cords on a belt, edge-down.

Before that, most of these patterns were more connected to geographical regions than to any clan.

Before the actual discovery of mendelevium, the trivalent state was the most stable one in aqueous solution.