Before Harmony had a chance to reply, Rod cracked his long whip over his thin oxen's backs.

Before long the atmosphere reverted to its old normalcy, and insects hummed and birds occasionally called.

Before the Second World War, air shows were associated with long distance air races, often lasting many days and covering thousands of miles.

Before finishing the musical, Lerner was eager to write while My Fair Lady was taking so long to complete.

: Before this time, and a long time thereafter, they believed in groves and barrows, sanctuaries, and sacred enclosures and in the pagan gods.

Before the invention of electronic amplifiers, mechanically coupled carbon microphones were also used as amplifiers in telephone repeaters for long distance service.

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 long, the Spanish began growing cacao beans on plantations, and using an African workforce to help manage them.

Before long, and much to the embarrassment of the authorities, the media began to expose severe social and economic problems the Soviet government had long denied and actively concealed.

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 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 Guam's inclusion, calling the U. S. required dialing the international 011 first, thus resulting in higher long distance rates and less frequent calls to the U. S. by relatives in Guam.

Before long, much to the embarrassment of the authorities, the media began to expose severe social and economic problems which the Soviet government had long denied and covered up.

Before long, powdermakers standardized the process by forcing mill cake through sieves instead of corning powder by hand.

All Genoshan mutants leave for Asteroid M. Before long, the country is taken over by Magneto who is ready to declare war on humanity with the Genoshan mutants by his side, following an attack on Professor X during an anti-mutant summit.

Before long, much of the south and west was under the control of the Nationalists, whose regular Army of Africa was the most professional force available to either side.

Before long steam power was applied to drive textile machinery.

Before long, scientific inquiries provoked by his claims had pushed back the age of the earth into the millions of yearsstill too short when compared with the accepted 4. 6 billion year age in the 21st century, but a distinct improvement.

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 long, the Borgia family no longer needed the Sforzas, and the presence of Giovanni Sforza in the papal court was superfluous.

Before long, the CEOs and CFOs of many smaller and mid-sized companies previously limited to the slow and expensive private-placement market were making early-morning pilgrimages to Beverly Hills seeking to issue high-yield and / or convertible bonds through Drexel Burnham.

Before World War I there was a well-known colony of Molokans that had been exiled to the Caucasus ( an area long within Russian hegemony ), mainly to what is now Armenia, Azerbaijan, and eastern Turkey ( Kars plain ).

Before, this produced balk, caulk / calk, chalk, Dundalk, falcon, folk, Polk, stalk, talk, walk and yolk.

Tết in the three Vietnamese regions can be divided into three periods, known as Tất Niên ( Before New Year's Eve ), Giao Thừa ( New Year's Eve ), and Tân Niên ( the New Year ), representing the preparation before Tết, the eve of Tết, and the days of and following Tết, respectively.

Before serving in the U. S. Senate, Coats was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Indiana's 4th congressional district from 1981 to 1989.

Before 1892, the winning club in each county championship contested the All-Ireland championship representing their county.

Before his election to the Senate, Baucus was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978, representing Montana's ( now defunct ) 1st congressional district.

Before her election to the U. S. Senate, she was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 8th congressional district from 1997 to 2001.

Before this, Alawi Arabs and Armenians composed an overwhelming majority of the province's population, with Arabs representing about two thirds of the population.

Before, the slave system had been buttressed to an extent by the Democratic Party, which was increasingly seen as representing a more pro-Southern position that unfairly permitted Southerners to prevail in the nation's territories and to dominate national policy before the Civil War.

Before entering Parliament, Morley was a Labour member of Hull City Council representing Drypool Ward from 1979 to 1986.

Before devolution, for example, purely ' Scottish ' legislation was debated at Westminster in a Scottish Grand Committee composed of just those MPs representing Scottish constituencies.

Before German reunification in 1990, it occasionally presented as West Germany, representing the Federal Republic of Germany.

Before the end of 1903, the general manager of the SFOSJR devised the idea of using a stylized map on which the system's routes resembled an old-fashioned key, with three " handle loops " that covered the cities of Berkeley, Piedmont ( initially, " Claremont " shared the Piedmont loop ) and Oakland, and a " shaft " in the form of the Key pier, the " teeth " representing the ferry berths at the end of the pier.

Before the start of the 2009 legislative session, four separate unions representing state workers filed lawsuits against the governor for suggesting that the workers ' pay raises be dropped as part of addressing the looming state budget deficit.

Before entering provincial politics, McMeekin was a member of the Hamilton, Ontario City Council representing Ward 7 ( Hamilton Mountain ).

Before the Parade each of the five Squadrons had their own Guidons representing them and their antecedent Regiments.

He was an MP from 1996 to 2002, representing the Alliance. Before entering Parliament he owned the Port-a-Loo company.

Before leaving the party, O ' Brien was often considered as representing the right-wing of the Liberal party.

Before that he was a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 1989 through 1997, representing District 72.

Before competitive football resumed after the First World War, a team representing the Scottish Football League beat their English counterparts, including Birmingham players Frank Womack and Billy Morgan, 3 – 1 at St Andrew's.

Before the 2010 elections, the party was divided between a national faction representing all but Västerbotten and a new party, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna-enhetslista för jobb, mot nedskärningar ( Socialist Justice Party-Unitary list for jobs, against cut-downs ).

Before representing his country at a senior level, he also played for both the U21 team and the B team.

Before his music career, he played professional football, representing Republic of Ireland at several underage levels.

Before being elected governor, he served as Senator representing his state in the Mexican Senate.