Before modern electronic telephone switching systems came into use, dial tones were usually generated by electromechanical means ; in the United States, the standard " city " dial tone consisted of a 600 Hz tone amplitude-modulated at 120 Hz.

Before switching to pure vegetable oil in 1990, the McDonald's corporation cooked its French fries in a mixture of 93 % beef tallow and 7 % cottonseed oil.

Before switching to internet scoring in 1997, the team owners were required to send in weekly line-ups via postcard to both the commissioner and opponents.

Before World War I the British Army stopped wearing epaulettes in the field, switching to rank insignia embroidered on the cuffs of the uniform jacket.

Before the advent of electronic switching systems, directors were commonly used in areas of the city served by GTE.

Before switching to natural gas, the German gas networks were operated using towngas, which for the most part consisted of hydrogen.

Before the advent of large-scale integrated circuits, key systems were typically composed of electromechanical components ( relays ) as were larger telephone switching systems.

Before switching leagues, Miller had signed four-time NPSL goalkeeper of the year Jamie Swanner from the Canton Invaders.

Before the mouse became relevant in server switching applications, Keyboard Video Switch ( KVS ) was used to describe keyboard and monitor switching devices.

Before switching to online journalism, Jaspan's newspapers tended to feature an idiosyncratic design style.

Before switching to WMMR, the show won various Philadelphia A. I. R.

Before the beginning of the 1997 – 98 season, he was diagnosed with leukemia, thus obliging Papagou to break his contract.

Before changing nationality he set the current São Tomé and Príncipe record in high jump with 1. 98 metres.

Before returning to the NHL, Watt spent 1997 – 98 season as Head Coach with the Sudbury Wolves of the major junior Ontario Hockey League, returning the Wolves to the playoffs, after a three year absence.

Before reaching I-8, SR 7 travels north and has an at-grade intersection with SR 98 and a few other roads.

Before rebranding into the three editions described above, Voyetra released the original " Music Write " and " Music Write Plus " software for Windows 95 / 98.

Before the start of the 1997 – 98 season, he was made squad captain at the age of 19, the youngest ever in the club's history.

Before its sign-on, the call letters KINT were assigned to an AM station on 1590 kHz and popular FM radio station ( KINT-FM 97. 5 ), billing itself as " Kint 98 " during the disco era of the 1970s.

Before we get through he'll have the Blackfeet hankerin' for our hair and our goods.

Before they could guess his intention Rankin stepped forward and swung the guard's own gun against the uncovered head, hard.

`` Before you try anything '', he said.

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

Before dinner, he shaved for the second time that day.

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

Before much longer the marine quieted down.

Before merging them into a common profile it is well to remember that their separate careers were extraordinary.

Before leaving for America, he happened to see his old friend Jean Arp and confided to him his new resolutions.

Before being daughter, wife, or mother, before being cultured ( a word now bereft both socially and politically of the sheen you children of frontiersmen bestowed on it ), before being sorry for the poor, progressive about public health, and prettily if somewhat imprecisely humanitarian, indeed first and foremost, you were a lady.

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

Before the Draft Act was passed Baker had confidentially briefed governors, sheriffs, and prospective draft board members on the administration of the measure -- and the confidence was kept so well that only one newspaper learned what was going on.

Before he made that retreat, he telephoned Earl Blackman in Kansas City and asked him to come to Europe with him.

Before his departure, a group of his friends, the Reverend Stidger among them, had given him a luncheon, and Stidger had seen advance sheets of Elmer Gantry.

His first book, Before The Brave ( 1936 ), is a collection of poems that are almost all Communistic, but after publication of this book he rejected Communism, and advocated a pacifistic anarchy, though retaining his revolutionary idiom.

Before memory, too, clouds over, let us make a note or two of what could be seen.

Before the fight was over, the Harlem boy had a concussion and Trig was cut up badly.

Before Payne loomed the Old Clubhouse, Seward's home, where Key had once been killed.

Before him, mutilated, bleeding to death, they lay.

Before them stalked the beadle, proclaiming as he went, `` Thus the Council deals with those who break its laws -- adulterers, thieves, murderers, and lewd persons.

Before he could duck, another stone struck him.

Before that, he wanted to talk to the neighbors.

Before he left the apartment he knocked on their door and asked if there was anything he could do for them.

Before dawn.

Before he went into battle Andrei had told Alex, `` I only want to be a Pole.