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

Before joining Hawkwind, he recalled Dik Mik, a former Hawkwind sound technician, visiting his squat in the middle of the night and taking speed with him.

Before taking any steps to meet the wishes of Michael, Louis asked the pope's permission for a number of his bishops to assemble and make a selection of passages from the Fathers to elucidate the question that the Greeks had put before them.

Before taking effect though, the Franco-Soviet pact was required to go through the bureaucracy of the League of Nations, which rendered it essentially toothless.

Before taking the auspicia impetrativa (" requested " or " sought " auspices ; see below ) the templum, or sacred space within which the operation would take place had to be established and delimited ( it should be square and have only one entrance ) and purified ( effari, liberare ).

Before the RTAA, if Congress wanted to establish a lower tariff for particular imports, it would act unilaterally, taking the foreign country ’ s tariff rate as fixed.

Before taking the shot, he said to himself, " Now they'll never be able to save your brain, Hitler.

Before taking office an Ambassador's credentials must be accepted.

Before proceeding to Bulgaria, Prince Alexander paid visits to the Tsar at Livadia, to the courts of the great powers and to the sultan ; a Russian warship then conveyed him to Varna, and after taking the oath to the new constitution at Turnovo ( 8 July 1879 ) he went to Sofia.

Before taking this step, the judicial committee must determine that the individual has committed a " serious sin " and that there is no evidence of true repentance.

Before he could return to heaven and report to Olodumare however, his rival Oduduwa ( also called Oduwa, Oodua, Odudua or Eleduwa ) and younger brother usurped his position by taking the satchel and created in his stead the earth on the Primeval Ocean.

Before taking up a scholarship to study at University College, Oxford, Sorley spent a little more than six months in Germany, three months of which were at Schwerin studying the language and local culture.

Before the advent of modern aids dead reckoning was widely used in air navigation, taking into account displacement of position caused by wind as far as possible, often using a tool called a wind triangle.

Before he was to report, he committed suicide by drinking poison after taking a bath and dressing in fine silk robes.

Before taking up the post of Assistant Professor at the Rice Institute, Huxley spent a year in Germany preparing for his demanding new job.

Before taking the shot, Gigante called out, " This is for you Frank!

Before taking the " final plunge " into Control's scheme, Leamas makes Liz promise not to look for him, no matter what she hears, and says good-bye to her.

Before taking one's seat, and after rising at the end of the period of zazen, Zen practitioners perform a gassho bow to their seat, and a second bow to fellow practitioners.

Before implementing a BI solution, it is worth taking different factors into consideration before proceeding.

Before taking up her current position, Wolf taught at Harvard University, the University of Maryland, and the Johns Hopkins University.

Before taking provisions into the nest, the Sphex first inspects the nest, leaving the prey outside.

Before taking power, the Arab Socialist Ba ' ath Party tried successfully to recruit military officers for the cause ; some, such as Hardan al-Tikriti were already Ba ' ath Party members, others, such as Abd ar-Razzaq an-Naif, the deputy head of the military intelligence and Ibrahim Daud, the commander of the Republican Guard, were not members.

Before taking up residence in his parish he went abroad again, and in Rome he met Chevalier Bunsen, who afterwards dedicated to him part of his work, Hippolytus and his Age.

As noted above, the behavioral traits of gannets and boobies differ considerably, but the Sulidae as a whole are characterized by several behavioral synapomorphies: Before taking off, they will point the bill upwards ( gannets ) or forward ( boobies ).

Before taking up motor racing, Hill spent several years actively involved in rowing.

When the king said that he would call his friends into council and consider what he ought to do, Popilius drew a circle in the sand around the king's feet with the stick he was carrying and said, " Before you step out of that circle give me a reply to lay before the senate.

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.

Before the first inference step, is a set of initial prior probabilities.

Before he died, Robert, his only surviving son by his second wife, was ready to step into his shoes as the Queen's principal adviser.

Before 2002, it was classified as a " High-A " league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth step between Rookie ball and the Major Leagues.

Before 2002, it was classified as a " High A " league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth step between Rookie ball and the major leagues.

According to Livy, " Popilius ... placed in hand the tablets on which was written the decree of the senate withdraw ... drew a circle round the king with the stick he was carrying and said, ' Before you step out of that circle give me a reply to lay before the senate.

Before that time, a sideline with only a small amount of space ( typically 6 " to 12 ") existed between the sideline stripe and the barrier which would provide the space for a ball carrier to step out of bounds before hitting the sideline barrier.

Popilius, stern and imperious as ever, drew a circle round the king with the stick he was carrying and said, " Before you step out of that circle give me a reply to lay before the senate.

Before the beginning of the 2003 – 04 season, he did step down as Heat coach, to fully dedicate his attention to his duties as general manager.

Before the election Liberal Leader Bob Quinn was forced by his party colleagues to step down a fortnight before polling day.

Before being drafted into the NBA in 2000, Najera received rave reviews from scouts, who boasted on Najera's quick first step and extraordinary rebounding ability.

Before the exchanges were replaced, some Director exchanges had the Director equipment replaced by electronic directors using CMOS technology which controlled the step ( Strowger ) switches in the exchange, with economies in space and maintenance.

Before making the step up to the top category of hillclimbing, Fleetwood had previously competed with distinction in smaller-engined single-seater cars, setting several class records in the process.

Before the 6th Party Congress of July 25, 2004, Bülent Ecevit announced that he would step down as party leader and leave active politics.

Before 1945, in a situation where the political head of the ministry often changed rapidly, the Secretary General represented the continuous lines in Sweden's foreign policy ; and was considered a prestigious step in the diplomatic career.

Before the election, Juncker, Europe's longest-serving head of government, had told his party that he intended to step down as Minister for Finances, to be replaced by Luc Frieden.

Before that there had been some small-scale football culture in Myllykoski, so forming a football club was a natural step.

Before the end of 2007 Najwa Karam appeared on LBCI TV and announced that she will be donating free full health insurance for 300 attending elderly people, hoping that this " small " first step will become bigger and bigger.