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 being shot, Dragutin Dimitrijević made a written confession to the court that he had ordered Rade Malobabić to organize the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.

Before being released back into the river, the used water was held in large tanks known as retention basins for up to six hours.

Before Maimonides concluded this, Sunni Muslims officially prohibited mutah ( i. e. temporary marriage ) relationships ; some commentators ' suggest that Maimonides changed his view in response to this development, similar to Gershom ben Judah's ban on polygamy being made after Christians had prohibited it.

Before the Datsun brand name came into being, an automobile named the DAT car was built in 1914, by the, in the Azabu-Hiroo District in Tokyo.

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 leaving, Lee learns from his teacher that Han's bodyguard O ' Hara ( Robert Wall ) had been involved in the death of his sister, Su Lin ( Angela Mao ), years ago, when she committed suicide to save herself from dishonour after being cornered by O ' Hara and a collection of Han's thugs.

Before the 1980s Soviet war, Afghanistan pursued a policy of neutrality and nonalignment in its foreign relations, being one of a few independent nations to stay neutral in both World War I and World War II.

Before being extradited, Van Hout and Holleeder stayed for more than three years in France, first on the run, then in prison, and then, awaiting a change of the extradition treaty, then with house arrest, and finally in prison again.

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 launch of tubgirl. com, this image was featured in a rotten. com story " Fecal Japan " claiming that the subject matter is popular in Japan, and in a San Francisco Chronicle article by author Violet Blue, as well as being the subject of a joke by Gizmodo.

Before being promoted to the majors, Aaron spent the winter of 1953 playing in Puerto Rico.

Before becoming a full-time actor, Spader held a variety of jobs including being a yoga instructor, busboy, truck driver, stable boy, and railroad-car loader.

Before being awarded the title of Nur Jahan (' Light of the World '), she was called Nur Mahal (' Light of the Palace ').

Some Louisiana urban environments have a multicultural, multilingual heritage, being so strongly influenced by an admixture of 18th century French, Spanish, Native American ( Indian ) and African cultures that they are considered to be somewhat exceptional in the U. S. Before the American influx and statehood at the beginning of the 19th century, the territory of current Louisiana State had been a Spanish and French colony.

Before a battle the sarissa were carried in two pieces and then slid together when they were being used.

Before being read, the ballots are counted while still folded ; if the number of ballots does not match the number of electors, the ballots are burned unopened and a new vote is held.

Before being elected as Pontiff, Chigi served as Inquisitor on the Island of Malta where he resided mostly at The Inquisitor's Palace in Birgu ( alias Citta ' Vittoriosa ).

Before being sworn in as a minister, a person must first be sworn in as a member of the Federal Executive Council if they are not already a member.

Before Persephone was abducted by Hades, the shepherd Eumolpus and the swineherd Eubuleus, saw a girl being carried of into the earth which had violently opened up, in a black chariot, driven by an invisible driver.

Before his elevation to the papacy, Sinibaldo was Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church ( 1226 – 27 ), being created Cardinal Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina on 18 September 1227 by Pope Gregory IX, later serving as governor of the March of Ancona from 1235 until 1240.

Before the launch of the Qt Project, it was produced by Nokia's Qt Development Frameworks division, which came into being after Nokia's acquisition of the Norwegian company Trolltech, the original producer of Qt.

Before being knighted in 1972, however, he was generally known as " Bob Askin ".

Before the closing of the acquisition, NYSE Euronext announced that the AMEX would be integrated with the Alternext European small-cap exchange and renamed the NYSE Alternext U. S.

Before the birth of Benjamin, Jacob is renamed " Israel " by an angel ( and ).

" Before the advent of Islam, the city was known as Yathrib but was personally renamed by Muhammad.

Before 1968, there was only one photography category, the Pulitzer Prize for Photography, which was divided into the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography ( later renamed breaking news ) and feature categories.

Before departing to Rome, he summoned Conanus, the rebellious nephew of Octavius, and asked him to rule as king of the land, which was renamed Brittany, or ' Little Britain '.

Before returning to Rome, Berlioz composed the overtures to King Lear in Nice and Rob Roy, and began work on a sequel to the Symphonie fantastique, Le retour à la vie ( The Return to Life ), renamed Lélio in 1855.

Before its market introduction, the 1201 was renamed 8008, following the new naming convention started with the 4001 / 2 / 3 / 4.

Before being renamed in Mr. Archbald's honor, the name of the settlement was White Oak Run.

Before and after the Second World War the Australian Militia, later renamed the Citizen Military Forces ( CMF ), included the 30th Battalion, New South Wales Scottish Regiment.

Before that the tribe / dynasty might have been known as Söğüt but was renamed Osmanlı ( Ottoman in English ) in honour of Osman.

Before it was renamed in 1969 as the Bachelor of Laws degree, the bachelor ’ s degree in common law conferred by Canada's University of New Brunswick was known as the Bachelor of Civil Law.

Before Radiohead became successful, Selway studied Literature, Life and Thought ( English and History ) at Liverpool Polytechnic's CF Mott Campus near Prescot ( prior to it being renamed Liverpool John Moores University ).

Before its completion, Toronto City Council made arrangements for the Government of Canada to take over the field, which was christened Bishop Field ( to honour the same flying ace for which the island airport was later renamed after ) in 1939.

Before the 2005 election the Democrats renamed themselves to the New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit, reincorporating the Social Credit name.

Before the advent of the diesel model, the electronic ignition, 1124cc high compression engined Super E, ( later renamed 11RE ) with high gearing, was the best seller in the range.

Before the start of the 1995 – 96 NHL season, the franchise moved to Denver, Colorado and was renamed the Colorado Avalanche.

Before being renamed to commemorate Saint Osyth, the village was called Chich ( alternative spellings include Chiche and Chick ).

Before the tunnel was dedicated it was renamed to honor Dwight D. Eisenhower and Edwin C. Johnson.

Before his death in 2004, Bob Murphy still referred to it as the Jack Murphy Stadium during New York Mets broadcasts, even after it was renamed.

Before he died he ordered that his remains be kept at Doi Luang, the highest mountain of the Thanon Thong Chai Range, which was renamed Doi Inthanon after his death.

Before the station opened Underground Electric Railways Company of London ( forerunner of London Underground ) suggested names for it including Oakwood, Merryhills and East Barnet, but it was named Enfield West at opening and renamed Enfield West ( Oakwood ) the following year.

They renamed it Before I Sleep and said it was inspired by the original play.

Before being renamed in 1918, the mountain had been called Green Mountain.

Before the 2008 general election the electorate boundaries were changed and it was renamed Hauraki-Waikato.

Before the Lizardmen Army book was released, the race now known as the Old Ones were called the Slann ( primary referenced in the High Elf rulebook ); after the book was released, they were renamed the Old Ones allowing the name Slann to be assigned to the Mage-Priests of the Lizardmen.