Before 2000, arguments that the Deccan Traps flood basalts caused the extinction were usually linked to the view that the extinction was gradual, as the flood basalt events were thought to have started around 68 Ma and lasted for over 2 million years.

Before the constitutional rewrite, which was completed in 2000, the president enjoyed more power.

Before 2000, the President had the right to enact regulations on matters not governed by parliamentary law, but this power was removed, and existing regulations were converted into regular statutes by the Parliament.

Before the 2000 season, to coincide with the anticipated opening of new Miller Park, the Brewers changed their uniforms again.

Before the formal charter signing in 2000, URI supporters around the world participated together in a project called " 72 Hours for Peace ", in which more than 250 local organizations united in projects promoting peace and justice during the turn of the millennium.

Valhalla is referenced in the video game titles Valhalla ( 1983 ), Valhalla: Before the War ( 1995 ), Valkyrie Profile ( 2000 ), Max Payne ( 2001 ), Valhalla Knights ( 2006 ), Final Fantasy XI ( 2002 ), Halo 3 ( 2007 ), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim ( 2011 ), and Final Fantasy XIII-2 ( 2011 ).

Before the game begins, we are told that Julie has previously killed a tyrant and " would-be God " named Lord Tyler ( during the events of Heavy Metal 2000 ), and brought the remnant of her people to a planet called Eden.

Before the start of the new 1999 – 2000 season, Ajax were beaten in their own stadium when Feyenoord won their second Dutch Super Cup title, after a free kick by Patrick Paauwe, which secured a 3 – 2 win.

Oz Before the Rainbow: L. Frank Baum's " The Wonderful Wizard of Oz " on Stage and Screen to 1939 ( 2000 ).

Before Windows 2000, Windows was vulnerable to this because the COM class table was shared across all users and processes.

Before the revision of 1983 these were combined in a separate Chapter 10 ; the articles as such remained largely unchanged in 1983, but were finally fully revised in 2000.

Before the 1999 – 2000 season, West was prepared to hire Rambis as the team's full-time coach before an outcry from fans and members of the organization caused him to seek out a bigger name.

Before the implementation of the home-rule charter on January 1, 2000, there were three county commissioners.

Before annexation in 2002, it was a census-designated place ( CDP ); the population was 5, 203 at the 2000 census.

Before incorporation on June 6, 2000, it was a census-designated place ( CDP ).

Before 2000, there was a lack of room for the possibility of the seventh and eighth grades being located in Burlington, as the room needed for those grades was not completed until that year in the form of a new Junior High wing.

Before joining the Libertarian Party in 2000, Irv Rubin was an active Republican, and served as a page at the 1964 Republican National Convention, at which Barry Goldwater was nominated to run for the presidency.

Before leaving England, however, Senna was offered a drive with a Formula Ford 2000 team for £ 10, 000.

The lead single from the album " Before You " became a huge radio hit in Canada and she performed the single on the 2000 Juno Awards, where she won two awards for Best Adult / Pop Album and Best Female Artist.

Before the Stone Hill development and the nearby Pfluger Crossing development ( a development that includes a Wal-Mart Supercenter ) opened their first stores in 2007, the city's two largest retailers were an Albertsons grocery store ( which operated from 1996 to 2006 ) near Pflugerville High School and an H-E-B grocery store ( operating since 2000 ) east of downtown.

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 the end of his first season on Ally McBeal, over the Thanksgiving 2000 holiday, Downey was arrested when his room at Merv Griffin's Hotel and Givenchy Spa in Palm Springs, California was searched by the police, who were responding to an anonymous 911 call.

Before 2000, companies generally regarded green buildings as interesting experiments but unfeasible projects in the real business world.

Before restructuring ( beginning circa 2000 ), Hyundai's major areas of activity included shipbuilding, car manufacture, construction, retailing, finance, and electronics.

Before arriving at Al-Farouq, the four reportedly pledged themselves to jihad in Spring 2000, in a ceremony presided over by Wail, who had dubbed himself Abu Mossaeb al-Janubi after one of Muhammad's companions.

Jeonbuk National University ( Before, it was Iksan National College ), Won Buddhism Graduate School, Wonkwang Health Science College, and Wonkwang University are all located in Iksan.

Before becoming president, he served as chairman of the Economics Department and dean of Yale's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Before his appointment as President of Rutgers University in 1990, Lawrence was Academic Vice President and Provost at Tulane University, where he had also served as Dean of Newcomb College and Dean of the Graduate School.

Before they knew what hit them the Student Council had become a patron of the arts, having voted to buy out the remaining performances.

Before entering politics, Haghighatjoo was a psychologist and head of the Student Psychological Consultant Center of Iran University of Science and Technology.

Before the construction of the Pavilion, the on-campus home to the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team was the 2, 400 seat Men's Gym, currently is known as the Student Activities Center, but then disparagingly known as the " B. O.

Before he had even formally received his B. A., he became the first supervisor of the Black Student Division in the university's Office of Minority Affairs.

Before, the Student Government was divided into four Committees, Life, Spirit, Facilities, and Curriculum.

Before graduating, Peter had won " Best Fiction Film at the Student Film and Video Festival in Montreal 1998 " for his short film It's Not Easy Being Greek

Before creating the APMSO, Hussain served as General Secretary and later as President of the National Student ’ s Action Committee at Karachi University.

Before a trainee can start the solo phase of flight training, a Student Sport Pilot Certificate must be issued by the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ).

Before this, no other Student Librarian body in the country had the honour of wearing a special distinctive uniform.

Before Quin Snyder came to coach the Tigers, student seating was scattered throughout the arena and distributed via who picked up tickets first, and while the largest amount sat along one sideline ( including the band, Student Athletic Board and the aforementioned Antlers ), others sat as high as the D sections, which early in the arena's life doubled as lecture halls ( to this day, their seats have fold-out writing desks ).

Before the establishment of the Archbishop's Residence, the Bishops of Chicago were in residence at a home on LaSalle Street and North Avenue.

Before the Draft Act was passed Baker had confidentially briefed governors, sheriffs, and prospective draft board members on the administration of the measure -- and the confidence was kept so well that only one newspaper learned what was going on.

Before the fight was over, the Harlem boy had a concussion and Trig was cut up badly.

Before he left the apartment he knocked on their door and asked if there was anything he could do for them.

Before he left town Pat saw to it that I was fixed up with a job.

Before the airplanes came, he said, travel in Laos was just about impossible.

Before coming on a visit to Spelman in 1885, Miss Mary had been a successful teacher in Worcester, and her position there was held open for her for a considerable period.

Before he was forty Griffith had created the art of the film.

Before appealing to the U.N. or to Russia, he first appealed to the U.S. for military help, and was rejected.

Before her chore was finished she was rescuing wind-blown sheets of music, trundling microphones about the stage, helping to move the piano and otherwise joining in the informal atmosphere.

Before ASCII was developed, the encodings in use included 26 alphabetic characters, 10 numerical digits, and from 11 to 25 special graphic symbols.

Before Europeans discovered other oceans, the term " ocean " itself was synonymous with the waters beyond the Strait of Gibraltar that we now know as the Atlantic.

Before he could pass the river with safety, however, it was necessary to subdue certain fortresses, one of which was for several days vigorously defended by the governor, Yussuf el-Harezmi, a Khwarezmian.

Before the 1989 series began, the win-loss ratio was almost even, with 87 wins for Australia to England's 86, 74 having been drawn.

Before the late modern era, the abbot was treated with the utmost reverence by the brethren of his house.

Before the creation of the world, God was all by Himself, in a Self-absorbed state.

Before the Tennessee electorate voted on secession, Johnson, at his peril, toured the state, speaking in opposition to the measure, contending it was unconstitutional.

Before his death, he was absolved from the excommunication ; moreover, the Pope also promised that the King of Hungary and his relatives would not be excommunicated without the special permission of the Pope.

Before the 2007 season began, Vick was suspended indefinitely by the NFL after pleading guilty to charges involving dog fighting in the state of Virginia.

Before the War, Paul was a creative, sensitive, and passionate person, writing poems and having a clear love for his family.

Before the war Tjaden was a locksmith.