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

Before the French and Spanish occupation of Morocco, which started in 1912, the country's defence force was made of a regular Makhzen army, and of a less organized but much more powerful Berber tribes ' militias.

These slings were apparently very powerful ; in 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, historian Charles C. Mann quoted a conquistador, who said that an Incan sling " could break a sword in two pieces " and " kill a horse.

Before the Norman conquest of England, the most powerful Welsh ruler at any given time was generally known as King of the Britons.

Before 421 he was sent to the powerful patricius Flavius Constantius ( briefly Emperor in 421 ), to ask for a tax reduction for his own country.

Before long, the Christie brothers were two of Hollywood's most powerful movie moguls.

Before resigning in 1989, Poole had allegedly become the second most powerful person in the province despite never having been elected.

Before this amendment was passed, a Senate President who became governor or acting governor as a result of a permanent vacancy in the Office of Governor was even more powerful than an elected governor, as he simultaneously served as president of the New Jersey Senate, thus having a major hand in one half of the legislative process and being the executive process.

Before the energy crisis, large, heavy, and powerful cars were the standard in the U. S. By 1971, the standard engine in a Chevrolet Caprice was a 400-cubic inch ( 6. 5 liter ) V8.

Before these New Monarchies were formed there were many changes the new monarchs had to make: including weakening powerful rivals, increasing revenue, unifying the country, and strengthening the power of the king and his bureaucracy.

Before the mid 1400 ’ s the aristocrats were very powerful, serving as independent rulers with their own laws and courts.

Before the Meitoku Rising ( ran ) in 1391, the Yamana family possessed eleven provinces in western and central Japan which made them the most powerful shugo family in the country.

Before his psychosis, however, he wrote an impressive novel about the difficult transition to modernity in his own Gaeltacht, called An Druma Mór (" The Big Drum " or " The Fife and Drum Band "), as well as a powerful and introspective account of his travels called Mo Bhealach Féin (" My Own Way ").

Before the Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives in 1995, Waxman was a powerful figure in the House as chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health and the Environment from 1979.

Nostradamus references the Jacquerie in Quatrain X: 72: In the year 1999 and seven months / From the skies shall come an alarmingly powerful king / to rise again the great kings of the Jacquerie / Before and after, Mars shall reign at will.

Before long, however, Buster had a much more pivotal role to play in the war, when the powerful Decepticon, Shockwave defeated and deactivated all the Autobots, save medical officer Ratchet, and planned to create new troops using the power of the Creation Matrix within Optimus Prime's mind.

Before scientific weight training, muscle-building dietary supplements, and anabolic steroids, Allen boasted a powerful and muscular physique along the lines of Mickey Mantle and Jimmie Foxx.

" Before the development of higher marks of Bolos, powerful enough to often allow a single Bolo to conduct major planetary operations without support, the Regiments were only called " siege regiments.

Before 1. 0b bombard towers were able to defeat armies of rams easily ; after 1. 0b and 1. 0c, cavalry archers and bombard towers were balanced to be less powerful.

Before becoming a Wu, Benares was a powerful dragon monster who consumed various holy demons.

Before the season, the owners of the powerful Bethlehem Steel F. C.

Before the queen acquired its current move ( about 1495 ) the rook was the most powerful piece.

Before long Bond is at the centre of a murder investigation of an American Naval Intelligence officer, and while away to report the incident BAST has executed its plans to capture the ship and hold the world's three most powerful leaders for a 600 billion dollar ransom.

Before the Second World War, Polish Radio operated one national channel – broadcast from 1931 from one of Europe's most powerful longwave transmitters, situated at Raszyn just outside Warsaw and destroyed in 1939 by the invading German Army – and nine regional stations:

Before the revolution Mubarak tolerated limited political activity by the Brotherhood for his first two terms, but then moved more aggressively to block its influence ( arguably leading to its recent rise in public support ).

Before Origen's time, the evidence is inconclusive ; there is a lack of definite early quotations from the letter in the writings of the Apostolic Fathers, though possible use or influence has been located in the works of Clement of Alexandria ( d. c. 211 ), Theophilius ( d. c. 183 ), Aristides ( d. c. 134 ), Polycarp ( d. 155 ), and Justin ( d. 165 ).

Before Independence, American merchant ships were protected from the Barbary pirates by the naval and diplomatic influence of Great Britain.

Before the summer 2006 offensive began, indications existed that soldiers in Afghanistan had lost influence and power to other groups, including potentially the Taliban.

Before signing a bill into law, the President can also ask the Constitutional Tribunal to verify its compliance with the Constitution, which in practice bears a decisive influence on the legislative process.

Hofstadter later recognized ( what he saw as ) the influence of Darwinist and other evolutionary ideas upon those with collectivist views, enough to devise a term for the phenomenon, “ Darwinist collectivism .” Before Hofstadter's work the use of the term in English academic journals was quite rare.

Before training began, Lieutenant-Colonel Roosevelt used his political influence gained as Assistant Secretary of the Navy to ensure that ' his ' volunteer cavalry regiment would be properly equipped to serve as any regular unit of the U. S. Army.

Before leaving Saint March O ' Neille and performed prodigies of valor to neutralize the disastrous influence that the leakage of the 5th Division troops resulted in Aragon, which watched from their posts this tragic phase of the struggle.

Before the reign of King Philip II, some Moriscos rose to positions of wealth and prominence and wielded influence in society.

Before entering on his duties, College President Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce pointed Mahan in the direction of writing his future studies on the influence of sea power.

Before he opened " Eve After Dark " in 1979, Alonzo transformed from poplocking to DJ dances under the name of Disco Construction, which name is a influence from the funk group Brass Construction.

Before deactivating completely, Giskard transfers his powers of being able to read and influence minds to Daneel, whose closer tie to humanity allows him to slowly adapt to the new law without any risk of destruction.

Before conflict with Rudolf of Habsburg, besides his own domains, he exacted influence over number of relatives, allies and vassals in Germany: Margraviate of Brandenburg etc.

Before the election of Reagan, the neoconservatives, gaining in influence, sought to stem the antiwar sentiments caused by the U. S. defeats in Vietnam and the massive casualties in Southeast Asia that the war induced.

Before the implementation of salary caps, the economic influence of clubs on player markets was controlled by the reserve clause, which was long a standard clause in professional sports player contracts in the United States.

Before entering departing to the battlefield, Gyebaek reportedly killed his wife and children to boost the fallen morale and patriotism of his army, and to prevent the thought of them to influence his actions or to cause him to falter in battle.

Before the match Bell talks to Hundert about how his influence had really changed his life and he hopes that he would be able to regain his dignity in the rematch.

Before World War II, about 7. 5 % of the population was Jewish ; they were concentrated in cities and towns and had a significant influence on crafts and business.

Before 1450 Italian Renaissance humanism had little influence outside Italy.

Before wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr. began promoting them, the wines of Châteauneuf were considered rustic and of limited appeal in the U. S. However, his influence increased their price more than fourfold in a decade.

Before the last and main influence on C86 and indie pop-The Smiths-the bands of Glasgow's post-punk independent Postcard label had some influence: Josef K and Orange Juice ( along with contemporaries The Fire Engines ).

Before Armenian alphabet was created Armenians used Aramean and Greek alphabets, the last of which had a great influence on Armenian alphabet.

Before the race at Jerez, the president of the FIA, Max Mosley, had promised to issue penalties to anyone who tried to influence the outcome of the championship.