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 the Holy Royal Arch Degree the Candidate must first have the Mark Degree and the Excellent Masters Degree.

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 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.

Before making the news public Sherman sent an officer with the note to Thomas.

Before departing for Bennington with the news, Allen was visited by Duane, who offered Allen payments which Duane described in his diary as payment " for going among the people to quiet them ".

Before sailing for home, Eleanor got the terrible news that Raymond, with whom she had the winning battle plan for the Crusade, had been beheaded by the overpowering forces of the Muslim armies from Edessa.

Before the networks agreed to put a stop to censorship and bias in the news division, Segal went on to disrupt The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and Barbara Walters on The Today Show.

Before Macbeth ’ s opponents arrive, he receives news that Lady Macbeth has killed herself, causing him to sink into a deep and pessimistic despair and deliver his " Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow " soliloquy ( 5. 5. 17 – 28 ).

Before a new Big 8 newsgroup can be created, an RFD ( Request For Discussion ) must be posted into the newsgroup news. announce. newgroups, which is then discussed in news. groups. proposals.

Before Brabantio reaches Othello, news arrives in Venice that the Turks are going to attack Cyprus ; therefore Othello is summoned to advise the senators.

In a 2011 news story, Investor's Business Daily wrote, " Before the mortgage crisis, Attorney General Janet Reno accused banks of racism for failing to market mortgages to poor minorities with weak credit.

Before 1968, there was only one photography category, the Pulitzer Prize for Photography, which was divided into the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography ( later renamed breaking news ) and feature categories.

Before the treaty reached the Senate for ratification, and even before news of its signing reached New Orleans, a massive British invasion force was utterly defeated at the Battle of New Orleans, which made a national hero out of General Andrew Jackson.

Before then, Chancellor had worked at Reuters news agency and had been a scriptwriter and reporter for ITN.

It was immortalised in the lines of G. K. Chesterton's poem The Rolling English Road from his book The Flying Inn: " For there is good news yet to hear and fine things to be seen ; Before we go to Paradise by way of Kensal Green.

Before that, he worked as a news anchor / producer for KFBB-TV in Great Falls, Montana ; WSAU-TV in Wausau, Wisconsin ; and WIFR-TV in Rockford, Illinois.

Before his death, he carried " every scrap of paper that had been written about him over the years, news clippings from all over the world, in garbage bags.

Before the September 11, 2001 attacks, the channel became noted for its distinct " screen " starting in August 2001, in which the news anchor ( or news footage ) appears in a sort of visual " window " surrounded by constantly changing text, such as breaking news, sports scores, stock market reports, and weather updates.

Before noon, news of his disappearance began to spread.

Before Freedom Summer, the national news media had paid little attention to the persecution of black voters in the Deep South and the dangers endured by black civil rights workers, but when the lives of affluent northern white students were threatened the full attention of the media spotlight was turned on the state.

Before this decision there were nearly US $ 300 million in libel actions outstanding against news organizations from the Southern states and it had caused many publications to exercise great caution when reporting on civil rights, for fear that they might be held accountable for libel.

Before his time at the national news networks, Brown was a Seattle broadcasting staple, spending more than 15 years at television stations there, first at the NBC affiliate and then the CBS affiliate.

Before joining AP in 1999 Chris worked as a news reporter and feature writer on business magazines and has journalistic experience both inside and outside photography.

On December 28, 2003, the Pearls Before Swine strip shows a television set on which a news program is being aired.