Before receiving the formal nod, Harding was summoned by George Harvey, told he was considered to be the consensus nominee, and asked if he knew, " before God ", whether there was anything in his life which would be an impediment.

Before receptions — a social event that is structured around a receiving line, and usually held in the afternoon, with only light refreshments — became popular, weddings were more typically celebrated with wedding breakfasts ( for those whose religious traditions encouraged morning weddings ) and wedding balls ( for those who were married in the evening ).

Before his methods were commercialised in 1987 his laboratory was the only centre carrying out DNA fingerprinting in the world, and during this period of about two or three years it was very busy, receiving inquiries from all over the globe.

Before receiving his permanent prison assignment, Noriega was placed in the Federal Detention Center, Miami, facility.

Before receiving the 9th kyu, the first rank, a student must demonstrate the ability to smoothly roll in a variety of directions without exposing the neck to injury.

Before receiving the KC-135 tanker and heavy B-52 bomber aircraft of SAC, an all-weather, heavy-duty concrete runway was built, measuring 24 inches ( 61 cm ) thick, 150 feet ( 46 m ) wide.

Before receiving Communion from the chalice, the priest makes the sign of the cross over himself, saying ( in Latin ): May the Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ keep my soul for eternal life.

Before May 2009, the links to Lancashire and the North West were also seen in the media with Todmorden receiving an analogue TV signal from BBC North West.

Before receiving the role, Meadows had to overcome Gleason's reservations about her being too attractive to make a credible Alice.

Before receiving the news of the nomination he desired for years, he was wounded at Lysianka.

( Before that, they were frequently interviewing Indian spokesmen and the event was receiving international coverage.

Before catching this ball the juggler must throw the ball in the receiving hand, in a similar arc, to the first hand.

Before the Commission was able to report Michie died at her home in Oban after receiving treatment for cancer.

Before the Lehman collapse, the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) calculated that US banks were receiving over $ 4 trillion worth of funding by rehypothecation, much of it sourced from the UK where there are no statutory limits governing the reuse of a client's collateral.

Before receiving the State Road 120 designation, the road was known as Toledo Road, as the section within Elkhart it used to occupy is still known, and is presently named Toledo Street as it passes through Orland and through Fremont.

Before the abolition of slavery, slaves were prohibited from owning assets or receiving an education ; but after being freed, former slaves were left to make their own way in the world.

Before receiving a shot at the tag team title, Styles received a shot at the ROH World Championship when he was handpicked by Danielson.

Before he pled guilty, Ney was identified in the guilty pleas of Jack Abramoff, former Tom DeLay deputy chief of staff Tony Rudy, former DeLay press secretary Michael Scanlon and former Ney chief of staff Neil Volz for receiving lavish gifts in exchange for political favors.

Before long, mothers started to make flavoring in anticipation of their child receiving some ice.

Before receiving an award, a Finalist must ( a ) notify NMSC of plans to enroll in a college or university in the United States that holds accredited status with a regional accrediting commission on higher education, and ( b ) plan to enroll full time in an undergraduate course of study leading to a traditional baccalaureate degree.

Before receiving her degree, Hui studied and did her thesis on the works of Alain Robbe-Grillet, a French writer and filmmaker.

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Before the introduction of pillar boxes, on the UK mainland, it was customary to take outgoing mail to the nearest letter receiving house or post office.

Before the 1990s, most individual investors followed the progress of their stock holdings by receiving phone calls from their broker, by reading annual or quarterly reports mailed to them by the company, by reading news in newspapers or financial publications, or by calling the company with questions.

In addition to conflicts between his Spanish and German inheritances, conflicts of religion would be another source of tension during the reign of Charles V. Before Charles even began his reign in the Holy Roman Empire, in 1517, Martin Luther initiated what would later be known as the Reformation.

Before the commencement of the Holy Liturgy, the bishop-elect professes, in the middle of the church before the seated bishops who will consecrate him, in detail the doctrines of the Orthodox Christian Faith and pledges to observe the canons of the Apostles and Councils, the Typikon and customs of the Orthodox Church and to obey ecclesiastical authority.

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 this, Nuno Álvares Pereira, constable of Portugal, had gained his popular title of " The Holy Constable " by twice defeating the invaders, at the Battle of Atoleiros and at the Battle of Trancoso in the district of Guarda.

Before an answer came to their petition, the same bishops had recourse to the Holy See for an entirely different matter.

Before the Second Vatican Council Pentecost Monday as well was a Holy Day of Obligation during which the Catholic Church addressed the newly baptized and confirmed.

Before the Holy Roman Empire fought

Before leaving England to fight in the Holy Lands, Ernulf de Hesdin gave ownership of Ruislip to the Benedictine Bec Abbey in 1087.

Before 1296, Floris V, Count of Holland, granted Heemstede as a fiefdom to Reinier of Holy.

Before his accession, he ruled the Austrian hereditary lands of the Habsburgs in the name of his elder brother, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

Before then, they had been part first of the Holy Roman Empire, and then the Confederation of the Rhine.

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 the 12th century, counts were also included in this group, in accordance with its usage in the Holy Roman Empire, and in some contexts, the term Fürst can extend to any lord.

Before the 1962 reforms, neither the Gloria nor the Te Deum were said on the feast of the Holy Innocents, unless it fell on Sunday, as they were martyred before the death of Christ and therefore could not immediately attain the beatific vision.

Before Roberts ' switch to Methodism, Crutchfield arranged a meeting between Roberts and Bishop William Angie Smith, at which the Bishop told Roberts, " We need you, but we need the Holy Spirit more than we need you and we've got to have the Holy Spirit in the Methodist Church.

Before this the sale of hides, grain, honey, and wax to the Holy Roman Empire, Venice and Poland, and the import of silk, weapons and other manufactured goods from these areas had been widespread, but by the end of the 16th century the Ottoman Empire became the main market for Romanian products.

Before the Avignon Papacy ( 1305 – 1378 ), the headquarters of the Holy See were located at the Lateran Palace.

Before entering the priesthood, Sicco had been married and had three sons who also entered Holy Orders:

Before his death, he took an oath to lead a Crusade to the Holy Land.

Before Smith became their pastor, twelve of the 25 members attended a prayer meeting about whether or not to close their church: they reported that " the Holy Spirit spoke to them through prophecy " and told them that Smith would become their pastor, that he would want to elevate the platform area, that God would bless the church, that it would go on the radio, that the church would become overcrowded, and that he would become known throughout the world .< ref name = chuck_smith >

Before the advent of the House of Lorraine, Tuscany was nominally a state of the Holy Roman Empire until the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.

Before 1806 Saxony was part of the Holy Roman Empire, a thousand-year-old entity which had once aspired to be a single state, but had become highly decentralised over the centuries.

Before the emergence of the holiness movement in the mid 19th century and Pentecostalism in the early 20th century, most denominations believed that Christians received the baptism with the Holy Spirit either upon conversion and regeneration or through rites of Christian initiation.