Before Nixie tubes became prominent, most numeric displays were electromechanical, using stepping mechanisms to display digits either directly by use of cylinders bearing printed numerals attached to their rotors, or indirectly by wiring the outputs of stepping switches to indicator bulbs.

Before the ball reaches a batsman ( left ) the bat is held in a high backlift, before stepping forward and swinging through for a forward drive ( right ).

Before deploying to Iraq Smith had written to his parents, " There are two ways to come home, stepping off the plane and being carried off the plane.

Before stepping down in 2009 after five years as the first Principal of the international Anglo-Chinese School in Singapore, Barrett had a long career as an educationalist.

Before much longer the marine quieted down.

Before midnight he speeded his heart, resumed normal breathing, ran down his check list, uncurled and sat up.

Before U-27 came round Nicosians bow, Baralong hauled down the American flag, hoisted the Royal Navy's White Ensign, and unmasked her guns.

" Before the production of written languages, dance was one of the methods of passing these stories down from generation to generation.

Before the Act was passed, on February 8, 1914 The New York Times published an article entitled " Negro Cocaine ' Fiends ' Are New Southern Menace: Murder and Insanity Increasing Among Lower-Class Blacks " by Edward Huntington Williams which reported that Southern sheriffs had increased the caliber of their weapons from. 32 to. 38 to bring down Negroes under the effect of cocaine.

Later on 1 May, Vice-Admiral Hans-Erich Voss saw Goebbels for the last time: " Before the breakout the bunker began, about ten generals and officers, including myself, went down individually to Goebbels's shelter to say goodbye.

Before the players sit down they must complete a task that the music person gives out before each round.

Before they could form up, the Templar force hacked the Ayyubid army down.

Before reaching this point, it needs to be scraped down with a reamer.

Before the battle, Oswald had a wooden cross erected ; he knelt down, holding the cross in position until enough earth had been thrown in the hole to make it stand firm.

Before the playoffs, the 33-year old Riggins told coach Joe Gibbs " I'm really getting down the road.

His mechanic Mabelli said about this race: " Before the start, Nuvolari told me to go down on the floor of the car every time he shouts, which was a signal that he went to a curve too fast and that we need to decrease the car ´ s center of mass.

Before the Old Man tracks Sam down and captures him, they have infected the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, whose department controls the United States Secret Service ( responsible for the President's personal security ); the slugs are a step away from infecting the President himself.

Sherman offered Grant an example from his own life, " Before the battle of Shiloh, I was cast down by a mere newspaper assertion of ' crazy ', but that single battle gave me new life, and I'm now in high feather.

Before production, John Ford shopped the project around to several Hollywood studios, all of which turned him down because big budget Westerns were out of vogue, and because Ford insisted on using John Wayne in a key role in the film.

Before he could reach the top, however, the massive stone would always roll back down, forcing him to begin again.

Before the Beeching Axe the town had a number of railway stations and a direct link to London down the east coast.

Before the series aired, NBC tracked her down ( by this time, she was married to a lawyer in Connecticut and named Peyton Rutledge ) and secured her permission to use her name for the lead character.

Before it burned down in 1987, the Worumbo Mill was the main mill in Lisbon Falls.

Before that time, he helped to relieve the vanguard at the Battle of Dorylaeum after it had been pinned down by the Seljuk Turks under Kilij Arslan I, with the help of the other crusader princes in the main force and went on to sack the Seljuk camp.

Before Simon could put himself forward as a candidate, however, the rebellion had broken down and the people were restless.

Before the shape of the bicycle settled down following Starley's safety bicycle, there was a good deal of experimentation with various arrangements, and this included designs which might be considered recumbent.

Before the detonation, the uranium-235 was formed into two sub-critical pieces, one of which was later fired down a gun barrel to join the other, starting the atomic explosion.

Before they can be married, however, Lewt picks a fight with Pierce in a saloon and guns him down.

Before the report was published, Beatty was himself appointed First Sea Lord, and immediately requested amendments to the report.

The constitution act stipulates that: " Before assuming office, a person appointed to be Governor shall take the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance and the Oath or Affirmation of Office in the presence of the Chief Justice or another Judge of the Supreme Court.

Before Stalin's death, Beria was appointed First Deputy Premier and reappointed head of the MVD, which he merged with the MGB.

:" Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart ; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.

Before the widower William Randolph, an old friend of Peter Jefferson, died in 1745, he appointed Peter as guardian to manage his Tuckahoe Plantation and care for his four children.

Before 1982, the excutive of a department was the prefect ( préfet ) who represents the Government of France in each department and is appointed by the President of France.

Before Pepin's death, emperor Louis had appointed a new king in 832, his son Charles the Bald, while the Aquitanian lords elected king Pepin II.

Before then, traffic officers were appointed by the crossing operator.

Before this journey, Paris had been appointed by Zeus to judge the most beautiful goddess ; Hera, Athena, or Aphrodite.

Before 1 February 1833, in common with the admiralty and ecclesiastical courts, appeal from the Court was to the Crown in Chancery, with appeals being heard by Commissioners appointed by letters patent under the Great Seal in each case.

Before the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate, civil power in Japan was primarily held by the ruling emperors and their regents, typically appointed from the ranks of the imperial court and the aristocratic clans that vied there.

Before the end of World War I, he was appointed one of three principal architects for the Imperial War Graves Commission and was involved with the creation of many monuments to commemorate the dead.

Before the Russians invaded Poland, Kościuszko had been appointed deputy commander of Prince Józef Poniatowski's 3rd Crown Infantry Division.

Before Wilfrid's return Oswiu had appointed Ceadda in his place, resulting in Wilfrid's retirement to Ripon for a few years following his arrival back in Northumbria.

Before such crisis, Camillus was appointed military Tribune of consular power, for the sixth time.

Before this, he had been sent by Archbishop Aifre to Rome, and had been appointed Roman prelate and protonotary apostolic.

Before World War I he held a number of senior positions relating to weapons development, before being appointed Chief of Staff of the North Sea Command in 1908, rising to Rear Admiral on 27 January 1910.

Before his other two brigades could arrive from England and Australia, Wynter became seriously ill. Blamey decided to send him home and appointed Morshead to command the 9th Division on 29 January 1941.

Before the report was issued, Stanley was appointed to a canonry in Canterbury Cathedral.

Before the new Constitution came into force, full formal powers to appoint the Prime Minister and the rest of the Council of State had been the privilege of the President, who was free to diverge from parliamentary principles, although ministers appointed had to have the confidence of the Parliament.

Before the practice was discontinued in the 1990s, those who were appointed to the position of CDS ( head of the Armed Forces ) had been elevated to the most senior rank in their respective service ( a five-star officer ).

Before these dates, all Colombian regional executive-branch leaders were appointed by the President himself.

Before he could be ordained, he was replaced in December by Dagobert of Pisa, whom Pope Paschal II had appointed legate.

Before the One Year War this branch is listed under the above branches and was commanded by generals appointed by those three.