Before the publication of Villette, Charlotte received a proposal of marriage from Arthur Bell Nicholls, her father's curate who had long been in love with her.

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 1890 Mormon Manifesto against plural marriage, Mormonism and Islam also shared in the belief in and practice of plural marriage, a practice now held in common by Islam and various branches of Mormon fundamentalism.

Before her marriage, Sophia, as the daughter of Frederick V, Elector Palatine of the Rhine, was referred to as Sophie, Princess Palatine of the Rhine, or as Sophia of the Palatinate.

Before 1900, England had none of these except for the civil registration of births, marriages, and burials briefly attempted under the Commonwealth ( 1653 – 1660 ) and an even more short-lived initiative of the same kind in 1694 in connection with the attempt to raise a tax on the occasion of every birth, marriage, and death — paupers excepted.

* Before the ceremony, the couple formalize a written ketubah ( marriage contract ), specifying the obligations of husband to the wife and contingencies in case of divorce.

Before their marriage, she was working as a secretary for Arafat in Tunis after her mother introduced her to him in France.

According to Dr. Galena Rhoades, " Before 1970, living together outside of marriage was uncommon, but by the late 1990s at least 50 % to 60 % of couples lived together premaritally.

Before her marriage, Majer studied physical education at Temple University and later became the first woman to head the Physical Education Department at the University of Pennsylvania.

Before and during their marriage, Crawford worked to promote Tone's Hollywood career but Tone was ultimately not interested in being a movie star and Crawford eventually wearied of the effort.

Before the marriage of Lady Diana Spencer to her grandson Prince Charles, and after Diana's death, Queen Elizabeth – known for her personal and public charm – was by far the most popular member of the royal family.

Before the members of both houses returned home on 30 March, they were required to swear an oath accepting the Act of Succession, and all the King's subjects were now required to swear to the legitimacy of the marriage and, by implication, to acceptance of the King's new powers and the break from Rome.

Before emancipation, slaves could not enter into contracts, including the marriage contract.

Before marriage, the groom is not allowed to be alone with his bride.

Before the advent of no-fault divorce, many private investigators were hired to search out evidence of adultery or other conduct within marriage to establish grounds for a divorce.

Before the marriage, Chagall had difficulty convincing Bella's parents that he would be a suitable husband for their daughter.

Before he returned in 1249, he helped arrange the marriage another of his nieces, Beatrice of Provence, the sister of Queen Eleanor, to Charles of Anjou, the brother of King Louis IX of France.

Before they can arrive, Vespa herself abandons her marriage and flees the planet along with her Droid of Honor, Dot Matrix ( voiced by Rivers ), in her personal Mercedes spaceship.

Before their marriage, Marguerite took revenge upon the Marquis de St. Cyr, who had ordered her brother to be beaten for his romantic interest in the Marquis ' daughter, with the unintended consequence of the Marquis and his sons being sent to the guillotine.

Before all these marriages he had a marriage contract with Joan, daughter of William de Reviers, 5th Earl of Devon, but that engagement was broken off in 1200.

Before her marriage to the King of Sweden, Silvia Sommerlath worked at the Argentine Consulate in Munich, was an educational host during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and served as the Deputy Head of Protocol for the Winter Games in Innsbruck in Austria.

Before her marriage while staying with the Marlboroughs she had caused a diplomatic incident by encouraging the young Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany to form an attachment.

Before the age of 20, Colbert had a post in the war office ; a position generally attributed to the marriage of an uncle to the sister of Secretary of War Michel le Tellier.

Before his marriage he is alleged to have invited the homosexual literary muse, Denham Fouts, on a cruise of the Aegean Sea, perhaps because they were lovers.

His work as a songwriter met with particular success in the UK: top 40 UK hits written by Newman included Cilla Black's " I've Been Wrong Before " (# 17, 1965 ), Gene Pitney's " Nobody Needs Your Love " (# 2, 1966 ) and " Just One Smile " (# 8, 1966 ); and The Alan Price Set's " Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear " (# 4, 1967 ).

Before Depp's casting, the leading role of Edward had been connected to Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Robert Downey, Jr., and William Hurt, while the role of The Inventor was written specifically for Vincent Price, and was ultimately his final performance.

Before Blue Ribbon Sports, later Nike, took off, Knight was first a Certified Public Accountant with Price Waterhouse, and then Coopers & Lybrand ; and an assistant professor of business administration at Portland State University.

Before Mount Price was overridden by glacial ice, volcanic activity took place on its northern flank where a satellite vent is present.

" Price recalled that Richey said, " Before the night is over, part of A Building is going to burn down.

Before that it was a PRPQ ( Programming Request for Price Quotation ), an IBM administrative term for " not quite supported " software.

Before his broadcasting career, Price spent eight years as a corporate human resources executive ; his broadcasting career began at WSEE-TV in Erie, Pennsylvania as a morning and noon weathercaster.

Before Price came to The Early Show in 2003, he guest-starred as a consumer that was stranded during a robbery on Yes, Dear.

Before Christmas 2009, Tina and Jason row after it is discovered that Jason is still legally married to Sarah, in retaliation ; she goes out on the town and kisses Nick Tilsley ( Ben Price ) his brother-in-law.

Before Wiseman's publication, Thiele had determined from the biblical texts that Nebuchadnezzar's initial capture of Jerusalem occurred in the spring of 597 BC, while other scholars, including Albright, more frequently dated the event to 598 BC.

Before his relationship with Monica, Chandler dated Janice Hosenstein in season 1 and subsequently broke up with her many times.

Fossilized leaves of Olea were found in the palaeosols of the volcanic Greek island of Santorini ( Thera ) and were dated about 37, 000 Before Present ( BP ).

The most recent re-calibrated radiocarbon dating in 2009 indicates that the skeleton can be dated to around 33, 000 Before Present ( BP ).

Before publication in United States Reports, Davis wrote a letter to Chief Justice Morrison Waite, dated May 26, 1886, to make sure his headnote was correct:

Before 1997, the contestants were required to wear identical, somewhat dated, one-piece suits.

Before about 1984, coordinate systems dated to 1950 or 1900 were commonly used.

Before she met Sandy she dated and grew up with Jimmy Cooper, with whom she remains friends.

Before Wiseman's publication of the Babylonian Chronicles in 1956, Thiele had determined from Biblical texts that Nebuchadnezzar's initial capture of Jerusalem and its king Jeconiah occurred in the spring of 597 BC, whereas Kenneth Strand points out that other scholars, including Albright, more frequently dated the event to 598 BC.

Before the making of the Sun dates are given in Valian Years and not all events can be precisely dated.

Before this they had caused the invocation " Regina sacratissimi rosarii " to be inserted in the litany, and it appears in print for the first time in a Dominican Breviary dated 1614, as has been pointed out by Father Walsh, O. P., in " The Tablet ", 24 Oct., 1908.

Four shell and / or sand mounds on Horr's Island have been dated to between 4870 and 4270 Before Present ( BP ).

Before the augmentation there were three bells, the lightest dated 1828 by John Kingston ( Bridgewater ), the second dated 1602 ( inscribed: " ANNO DOMINI 1602 RP ") with the tenor apparently from the same founder, but dated 1650.

Before and during her reign as Miss South Africa, Kumalo dated boxer Dingaan Thobela.

Before Wiseman's publication, E. R. Thiele had determined from the biblical texts that Nebuchadnezzar's initial capture of Jerusalem occurred in the spring of 597 BCE, while other scholars, including William F. Albright, more frequently dated the event to 598 BCE.

The first archeological evidence of native peoples in Paraguay is represented by the " Altoparanense industry " of stone flaked tools found along the Paraná River, and Celt-type stone axes similar to those still used by the Aché of the same region ( and dated to about 9, 000 Before Present ).

Before the start of Day 6, she and Milo Pressman briefly dated.

The mandible has been dated to 30, 000 years Before Present ( BP ), and at the time represented the youngest-known Neanderthal remains.

A museum was built at the site by the Oromia Culture and Tourism Commission with financial assistance from the European Community, consisting of four buildings of exhibits — one on Prehistoric Africa, another on Geology and Volcanology, a third on Paleoanthropology, the fourth on the Prehistory of Melka Kunture — and the " Open Air Museum ", which displays the excavation of two Acheulean sites that have been dated to 0. 8 Million years Before Present.

Before her marriage to Ken Barlow, Deirdre had dated Mike, but decided Ken suited her better.

Before this, the Sidama had their own well-established administrative systems that dated at least to the 9th century, though it was made up of a loose coalition of Sidama kingdoms.