Before the 1987 – 88 season, Dalglish signed a number of new players: Peter Beardsley from Newcastle, John Aldridge from Oxford United ( who replaced Ian Rush ); winger John Barnes from Watford ; and Oxford United midfielder Ray Houghton.

Before the pact's announcement, Communists in the West denied that such a treaty would be signed.

Before even hiring a new General Manager or officially being approved as the new owners, Magowan signed superstar free agent Barry Bonds ( a move which MLB initially blocked until some terms were negotiated to protect Lurie and Bonds in case the sale failed ).

Before Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords and after the withdrawal of the last Spanish forces, in late 1975, the Mauritanian Army invaded the southern part of Western Sahara, while the Moroccan Army did the same in the north.

Before the treaty was signed, Li Hongzhang was attacked by a right-wing Japanese extremist on March 24: he was fired at and wounded on his way back to his lodgings at Injoji temple.

Before the start of the 2005 – 06 season, the Thrashers signed many veteran players in the hopes of making the playoffs, including forwards Peter Bondra, Bobby Holik and Scott Mellanby, defenseman Jaroslav Modry, and goaltender Mike Dunham.

Before the season, Los Angeles signed two-time MVP Karl Malone formerly of the Jazz, and former Seattle Defensive Player of the Year Gary Payton.

Before Venditti pulled the plug on his " Love Radio ", which eventually signed off the air, it attracted a lot of publicity in the Texas press concerning the rebirth of XERF as a real border blaster.

Before he signed on with Paramount Pictures in 1934, he appeared on Broadway in Three's a Crowd ( 1930 – 31 ) and alongside Sydney Greenstreet and Bob Hope in Roberta ( 1933 – 34 ).

Before the season started he signed striker Rolando Bianchi for £ 8. 8 million, along with midfielders Gelson Fernandes, Geovanni, Martin Petrov and Elano, and defenders Vedran Ćorluka and Javier Garrido.

Before returning to America, however, he signed on February 6, 1778 the treaties of amity and commerce and of alliance with France, which he and the other commissioners had successfully negotiated.

Before his execution, in a spirit of reconciliation, the older Childers obtained a promise from his son to seek out and shake the hand of every man who had signed the death warrant.

After their distribution deal with Epic Records ended in 1984, the remaining Isleys signed with Warner Bros .. Before the contract could be completed, the group agreed with the IRS to sell their stock in T-Neck Records, folding the label in 1985.

Before this assembly could be installed, a Popular Assembly called by the City Council which included deputies from the provinces and the citizenry of Guatemala declared independence and the Deed of Declaration of Independence (" Acta de Independencia ") was signed and proclaimed on September 15, 1821, which is now recognized as Independence Day by five Central American republics.

Before the start of the trial, CNN reported that prosecutors were expected to introduce a controversial police confession signed by Saldívar in which she said she shot Selena " during an argument over accusations from the singer's father that Saldívar stole money from Selena's accounts.

Before these highly risky plans can be realised, Indonesia and Netherlands signed the New York Agreement on August 1962.

Before his breakthrough, Vandross was part of a singing quintet in the late ' 70s named Luther, consisting of former Shades of Jade members Anthony Hinton and Diane Sumler, Theresa V. Reed, and Christine Wiltshire, signed to Cotillion Records.

Before the 1996 Olympics, Parma announced that they had signed Rivaldo and his teammate Amaral from Palmeiras.

Before the split of the Spice Girls, Brown went onto release music with Virgin Records, the label who she was signed to when a member of the Spice Girls.

Before the treaty was even signed, the Ottoman government issued an edict, Hatt-ı Hümayun, which proclaimed the principle of the equality of Muslims and non-Muslims, and produced some specific reforms to this end.

Before his resignation, he signed the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement ( CEPA ) with China, which, it was believed, could help Hong Kong get out of a prolonged economic downturn.

Before Iron Maiden signed their contract with EMI in 1979, Harris worked as an architectural draughtsman in the East End of London until he was made redundant, at which point he undertook a job as a street sweeper.

The band signed with Atlantic Records in 2002 and started writing for their third studio album, You Come Before You.

Before releasing " Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte ," Page signed with Columbia Records, where she stayed towards the end of the decade.

Before the 2009 – 10 season got underway, Wigan midfielder Lee Cattermole left the club and signed for Sunderland, rejoining Bruce in the process.

Before being daughter, wife, or mother, before being cultured ( a word now bereft both socially and politically of the sheen you children of frontiersmen bestowed on it ), before being sorry for the poor, progressive about public health, and prettily if somewhat imprecisely humanitarian, indeed first and foremost, you were a lady.

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

Before the president recommends a candidate to the trustees, the administration collects the views of colleagues in the same field of knowledge on campus and elsewhere.

Before it cycles on again, humidity can build up and make you uncomfortable even though the temperature is still low.

Before that we lumber dealers were working almost single-handed on the problem ''.

Before we comment further on these pathological conditions, we should remember that changes in the state of the hypothalamus within physiological limits distinguish sleep from wakefulness.

Before the accelerometers are mounted on the platform, the direction of their sensitive axis must be accurately determined.

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 could snap it on, a stinging blow caught him in the ribs.

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 the early 20th century, treatments for infections were based primarily on medicinal folklore.

Before leaving, he had stacked all his cultures of staphylococci on a bench in a corner of his laboratory.

Before his death on August 11, 1919, Carnegie had donated $ 350, 695, 654 for various causes.

Before computers, some armies set the range on the gun's sights, which mechanically corrected it for the gun's muzzle velocity.

In his Rudolphine Tables ( 1627 ), Johannes Kepler used a prototype of year zero which he labeled Christi ( Christ ) between years labeled Ante Christum ( Before Christ ) and Post Christum ( After Christ ) on the mean motion tables for the Sun, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Mercury.

Before his death in Herat, on June 9, 1863, Dost Mohammad Khan had nominated as his successor Sher Ali Khan, his third son, passing over the two elder brothers, Afzal Khan and Azam Khan.

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 the 1704 campaign ended, the Allies had taken Landau, and the towns of Trier and Trarbach on the Moselle in preparation for the following year's campaign into France itself.

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 the formation of Malaysian Federation, the Philippines claimed that the Malaysian state of Sabah in north Borneo is within their territorial rights based on historical facts of the Sultanate of Sulu's leasing agreement with the North Borneo Company, is presently an unresolved claim against Malaysia.

Before graduation, seniors produce a sizable project on 16 mm color negative film.

Before becoming the studio host for The NFL on NBC in 1984, Costas did play-by-play of NFL games with analyst Bob Trumpy.

Before 1998, the United Kingdom profile contained a sentence that asserted the UK had gained independence on 1 January 1801.