Before finishing high school Ivo Lah volunteered for the Austro-Hungarian army to defend the western borders of Slovenia.

Before finishing gymnasium, in 1850 Cui was sent to Saint Petersburg to prepare to enter the Chief Engineering School, which he did the next year at age 16.

Before finishing Democracy in America, Tocqueville believed that Beaumont's study of America would prove more comprehensive and penetrating.

Before the winter break, Hungary managed to beat the minnows of the group Malta thus finishing the fall part of the qualifying in fourth place with six points, mathematically still within striking distance of the leading trio.

Before finishing this difficult work, Samuel consulted Maimonides several times by letter regarding some difficult passages.

Before it, domestiques were not concerned with their finishing order.

Before this he played for Reading where he was on the losing side in the 1st Division Play-Offs despite finishing second overall ( which became an automatic promotion slot the following season ).

Before finishing his third term in the Assembly, Caldera resigned to begin serving as managing director and chief operating officer for President Bill Clinton's Corporation for National and Community Service ( 1997 – 1998 ), a domestic volunteer program.

Before finishing, a small ritual demonstration of Aikido, hōnō embu ( 奉納演武 ) is held.

Before Beuerlein's senior year, Faust resigned after five seasons of mediocrity, including a 30-26-1 record, only one bowl win in two appearances, and never finishing a season ranked.

Before finishing his studies, he also spent a short time in the Stična monastery in Lower Carniola.

Before finishing her studies, she even attracted the attention of Ingmar Bergman who cast her in his film Fanny and Alexander ( 1982 ), playing the nanny in the director's romanticised portrait of his childhood.

Before moving to F3 he drove in Formula Renault 2. 0 Italia in 2004, finishing 12th and top rookie.

He moved to race the USFF2000, having a lot of top 5's and finishing 3rd place at Indianapolis at the famous Night Before the 500, in 2001 he continued to race the USFF2000, having pole positions, several top 3's and victories, been the most important the one at the Night Before the 500 in Indianapolis, for 2002 Barber Dodge Pro Series, finishing 12th in the final standings, after his not very nice season in Barber Dodge, in 2003 he was hired in Mexico by Mopar to drive for the official team, winning the Neon Challenge Championship, in 2004 he only raced once at the F3 Winter Cup in Spain, having a great race, and fighting for the overall win at the rain with Nico Rosberg ( now in F1 ), he finished 3rd, and in 2005 returned to motorsport with the Spanish Formula Three Championship team ECA having a several pole positions and victories, he ended the season in 3rd place even though he started the season at the third race due to the lack of money to complete the whole season.

Before finishing his doctorate, he developed and published methods to detect antibodies with Dr Arthur Mourant and Dr Rob Race in 1945.

Before the fall of the former Yugoslavia, Pelister played in the final season of the Yugoslav First League finishing in 15th place.

Before the race started, there were several favourites: Lance Armstrong, after his 1999 Tour de France victory ; Jan Ullrich, having won the 1997 Tour de France, finishing second in the 1996 and 1998 tours, and not entering the 1999 Tour due to an injury ; and 1998 Tour winner Marco Pantani.

Before his stint in the booth for TNT, Petty had some significant on-track success, finishing 3rd in the Coca-Cola 600, his first top-5 Cup finish since 1997.

Before finishing the job, God fled when He detected the Saint of Killers approaching.

Before turning professional, Nystrom completed his final three seasons of college eligibility, finishing with 111 points in 160 career games, and serving as the Wolverines ' captain in his senior year of 2004 – 05.

Before the season, he was named the surprise successor to Weaver, finishing a legendary, 14½-season career as Baltimore's manager.

Before plastics were invented, ivory was important for cutlery handles, musical instruments, billiard balls, and many other items.

Before joining the Grateful Dead, Hart and his father, Leonard Hart, a champion rudimental drummer, owned and operated Hart Music, selling drums and musical instruments in San Carlos, California.

Before trumpeter Booker Little's untimely death at the age of 23, he and Dolphy had a very fruitful musical partnership.

Before the end of his first year at Conyers, Kelley was introduced into the congregation to his musical talents and often sang solo in morning church services.

Before the soundie, even dramatic movies typically had a musical interval, but the soundie put the music in the forefront ; virtually all known jazz performers appeared in soundie shorts.

While famous for classic recordings from Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers, recent hit songs such as " Before He Cheats " by Carrie Underwood and " I Loved Her First " by Heartland continue the city's musical legacy.

Before that time he had served several times as judge or co-judge in musical contests.

Before his solo career, Thomas sang in a church choir as a teenager then joined the musical group The Triumphs.

Before him often goes a host demons with the shape of men, playing trumpets, cymbals, and any other sort of musical instruments.

Before this album, the band's original guitarist Mick Abrahams resigned because of musical differences with Ian Anderson ; Abrahams wanted to stay with the blues-rock sound of This Was, while Anderson wished to branch out into other musical forms.

In 1967 Tom Rapp and the group Pearls Before Swine recorded a musical rendition of " I Shall Not Care " on their first album One Nation Underground.

Five songs from the stage musical were omitted from the movie: " A Bushel and a Peck ", " My Time of Day ", " I've Never Been In Love Before ", " More I Cannot Wish You ", and " Marry the Man Today ".

Before about the 1840s, reporting on music was either done by musical journals, such as Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung or the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik ( founded by Robert Schumann ), and in London such journals as The Musical Times ( founded in 1844 as The Musical Times and Singing-class Circular ); or else by reporters at general newspapers where music did not form part of the central objectives of the publication.

Before deciding on a musical career, he dabbled in writing and drawing.

Before his musical career, Morris served in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

The Nightmare Before Christmas, often promoted as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, is a 1993 American stop motion musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and produced / co-written by Tim Burton.

Before becoming famous, he had been performing across Puerto Rico's western coast with various musical trios, particularly with the Trio Los Duendes group.

" Before the publication of this book the genre itself had all but disappeared off the musical map ; both the phrase and the genre are now firmly ingrained and have subsequently been heralded in the likes of Mojo and The Wire.

The musical stage took priority in the second half of the 1940s with The Day Before Spring on Broadway and both DuBarry Was a Lady and Serenade in London.

It is also listed in the musical reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: the musical, Huck learns how to read and Widow Douglas tells him to remember " I Before E Except After C " in the song " I can Read ".

Before beginning his musical career, Holmes worked as a hairdresser and chef.