Before and during his political career, Disraeli was well known as a literary and social figure, although his novels are not generally regarded as a part of the Victorian literary canon.

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 he was forced abroad for political reasons, director Jules Dassin made two classic noirs that also straddled the major / independent line: Brute Force ( 1947 ) and the influential documentary-style The Naked City were developed by producer Mark Hellinger, who had an " inside / outside " contract with Universal similar to Wanger's.

Before the war, African political focus was diffuse.

Before long, the Americo-Liberian ruling elite was living rather prosperously, sending their children to America for ( often racially segregated ) high school and college education, and keeping the indigenous peoples excluded from all political and economic leadership.

Before going into film-making, Anderson was a prominent film critic writing for the influential Sequence magazine ( 1947 – 52 ), which he co-founded with Gavin Lambert and Karel Reisz ; later writing for the British Film Institute's journal Sight and Sound and the left-wing political weekly the New Statesman.

Before the Revolution, despite supporting political reform ( including Bolsheviks elected to the Duma, when opportune ), Lenin proposed that capitalism could ultimately only be overthrown with revolution, not with gradual reforms — from within ( Fabianism ) and from without ( social democracy ) — which would fail, because the ruling capitalist social class, who hold economic power ( the means of production ), determine the nature of political power in a bourgeois society.

Before going to Egypt, he grew a beard, which is a sign of a devout Muslim, but was also seen as a political gesture.

Before the end of the first decade of the twentieth century, political parties were more akin to parliamentary factions, and were fluid, informal and disorganised by modern standards.

Before the Labour Party rose in British politics the Liberal Party was the other major political party along with the Conservatives.

Before 1972, Zambia had three significant political parties — UNIP, the Northern Rhodesian African National Congress, and the United Progressive Party ( UPP ).

Before Wright returned to Paris, he gave a confidential report to the United States consulate in Accra on some of the things he had learned about Nkrumah and his political party.

Before the Faction War, the factions controlled the political climate of the city.

Before his imprisonment, Patrice arranged for his wife and children to move into exile in Egypt, where François spent his childhood, then went to Hungary for education ( he holds a doctorate in political economics ).

Before allotment, women divorced easily and had important political and social status, as they were usually the center of their kin network.

Before 1993, Andorra's political system had no clear division of powers into executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

Before and during his tenure as a political science professor at Boston University from 1964-88 he wrote more than 20 books, which included his best-selling and influential A People's History of the United States.

Before this, Attlee's political views had been conservative, but he was shocked by the poverty and deprivation he saw while working with slum children, and this caused him to become a socialist.

Before construction could begin on the housing project, the local political climate changed greatly when Norris Poulson was elected mayor of Los Angeles in 1953.

Before being elected to the Senate in 1990, he was a professor of political science at Carleton College.

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 his election, Adolf ’ s political activities had been limited to his role as Bundesgenosse of the Archbishop of Cologne.

Before the general election of 1994, GreenLeft organised an internal election on the party's political leadership.

Before her political engagements, she taught biology at the University of Sarajevo.

Before, during and after his career as a bureaucrat Karmal was a leading member of the Afghan movement.

Before the end of 1976, Bowie's interest in the burgeoning German music scene, as well as his drug addiction, prompted him to move to West Berlin to clean up and revitalise his career.

Before his appointment to lead the Discovery Expedition, Scott had followed the conventional career of a naval officer in peacetime Victorian Britain, where opportunities for career advancement were both limited and keenly sought after by ambitious officers.

Stephan Pastis, creator of Pearls Before Swine, credits Adams for launching his career as a cartoonist.

Before he dies from a gunshot wound, he tells his ex-wife Siobhan Ryan, the intended victim, about " losing my timing so late in my career ".

" Waits also continued to further his acting career with a supporting role as Rudy the Kraut in Ironweed ( an adaptation of William Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ) alongside Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, in which Waits performed the song " Big Rock Candy Mountain ", as well as a part in Robert Frank's Candy Mountain, in which Waits also performed " Once More Before I Go.

Before and during his career as a writer, he attempted to be a publisher, printer, businessman, critic, and politician ; he failed in all of these efforts.

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 war Heath had won a scholarship to Gray's Inn and had begun making preparations for a career at the Bar, but after the war he instead passed top into the Civil Service.

Before he began his writing career he worked as an illustrator in New York and, in 1960, as an art director in a London advertising agency.

Before the game, the Mariners honored him with a 15-minute presentation which included a highlight reel of his playing career with the Mariners, a presentation of a " The House that Griffey Built " memorial by Mariners hall-of-famers and former teammates Jay Buhner and Edgar Martínez, and a 4 minute standing ovation from the sold-out crowd.

Davis later recalled that it inspired her full commitment to her chosen career, and said, " Before that performance I wanted to be an actress.

Before he began making films, Shelton had a five-year minor league career in the Baltimore Orioles ' organization, which included a stint in the Carolina League.

Before becoming famous, for a couple of years Susana worked as an executive secretary for a large factory, but realizing that she needed a more exciting career at 19 yrs.

While at the Chapel Road studio, in about 1981, Norman, backed by the Barratt Band, recorded songs for Before and After, a tribute album of Bob Dylan covers scheduled to be released in 1982 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Dylan's recording career.

Despite their new image and Hendryx's growth as a songwriter ( the song " Hollywood ", or "( Can I Speak to You Before You Go To ) Hollywood ", allegedly dedicated to Cindy Birdsong, was a notable highlight in their career ) and the presence of Stevie Wonder on the single, " Open Your Heart ", Pressure Cookin again failed to attract a commercial audience.

Before Hammer's successful hip-hop career ( with his mainstream popularity lasting approximately between 1988-1995 ) and his " rags-to-riches-to-rags-and-back saga ", Burrell formed the Christian rap music group Holy Ghost Boys.

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

Before starting his own academic career, he worked at his father's chemical business and in the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich with Georg Lunge.

Before deciding on the career of theological professor, he had in view that of a missionary in the East.

Before entering the university, he had begun his literary career at Budapest as contributor and dramatic critic for Der Zwischenact.

Before starting his acting career, Baldwin was a fashion model for Calvin Klein.