Before 2000, arguments that the Deccan Traps flood basalts caused the extinction were usually linked to the view that the extinction was gradual, as the flood basalt events were thought to have started around 68 Ma and lasted for over 2 million years.

Before the constitutional rewrite, which was completed in 2000, the president enjoyed more power.

Before 2000, the President had the right to enact regulations on matters not governed by parliamentary law, but this power was removed, and existing regulations were converted into regular statutes by the Parliament.

Before the formal charter signing in 2000, URI supporters around the world participated together in a project called " 72 Hours for Peace ", in which more than 250 local organizations united in projects promoting peace and justice during the turn of the millennium.

Valhalla is referenced in the video game titles Valhalla ( 1983 ), Valhalla: Before the War ( 1995 ), Valkyrie Profile ( 2000 ), Max Payne ( 2001 ), Valhalla Knights ( 2006 ), Final Fantasy XI ( 2002 ), Halo 3 ( 2007 ), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim ( 2011 ), and Final Fantasy XIII-2 ( 2011 ).

Before the game begins, we are told that Julie has previously killed a tyrant and " would-be God " named Lord Tyler ( during the events of Heavy Metal 2000 ), and brought the remnant of her people to a planet called Eden.

Before the start of the new 1999 – 2000 season, Ajax were beaten in their own stadium when Feyenoord won their second Dutch Super Cup title, after a free kick by Patrick Paauwe, which secured a 3 – 2 win.

Oz Before the Rainbow: L. Frank Baum's " The Wonderful Wizard of Oz " on Stage and Screen to 1939 ( 2000 ).

Before Windows 2000, Windows was vulnerable to this because the COM class table was shared across all users and processes.

Before the revision of 1983 these were combined in a separate Chapter 10 ; the articles as such remained largely unchanged in 1983, but were finally fully revised in 2000.

Before the 1999 – 2000 season, West was prepared to hire Rambis as the team's full-time coach before an outcry from fans and members of the organization caused him to seek out a bigger name.

Before the implementation of the home-rule charter on January 1, 2000, there were three county commissioners.

Before annexation in 2002, it was a census-designated place ( CDP ); the population was 5, 203 at the 2000 census.

Before incorporation on June 6, 2000, it was a census-designated place ( CDP ).

Before 2000, there was a lack of room for the possibility of the seventh and eighth grades being located in Burlington, as the room needed for those grades was not completed until that year in the form of a new Junior High wing.

Before joining the Libertarian Party in 2000, Irv Rubin was an active Republican, and served as a page at the 1964 Republican National Convention, at which Barry Goldwater was nominated to run for the presidency.

Before leaving England, however, Senna was offered a drive with a Formula Ford 2000 team for £ 10, 000.

The lead single from the album " Before You " became a huge radio hit in Canada and she performed the single on the 2000 Juno Awards, where she won two awards for Best Adult / Pop Album and Best Female Artist.

Before the Stone Hill development and the nearby Pfluger Crossing development ( a development that includes a Wal-Mart Supercenter ) opened their first stores in 2007, the city's two largest retailers were an Albertsons grocery store ( which operated from 1996 to 2006 ) near Pflugerville High School and an H-E-B grocery store ( operating since 2000 ) east of downtown.

Other films have included the science fiction feature Gattaca ( 1997 ), the title role in Michael Almereyda's Hamlet ( 2000 ), the action thriller Assault on Precinct 13 ( 2005 ), and the crime drama Before the Devil Knows You're Dead ( 2007 ).

Before the end of his first season on Ally McBeal, over the Thanksgiving 2000 holiday, Downey was arrested when his room at Merv Griffin's Hotel and Givenchy Spa in Palm Springs, California was searched by the police, who were responding to an anonymous 911 call.

Before 2000, companies generally regarded green buildings as interesting experiments but unfeasible projects in the real business world.

Before restructuring ( beginning circa 2000 ), Hyundai's major areas of activity included shipbuilding, car manufacture, construction, retailing, finance, and electronics.

Before arriving at Al-Farouq, the four reportedly pledged themselves to jihad in Spring 2000, in a ceremony presided over by Wail, who had dubbed himself Abu Mossaeb al-Janubi after one of Muhammad's companions.

Before the 1988 NFL season, the team moved to Tempe, Arizona, a college town suburb of Phoenix, and played their home games for the next 18 years at Arizona State University's Sun Devil Stadium.

Before the 2007 season began, Vick was suspended indefinitely by the NFL after pleading guilty to charges involving dog fighting in the state of Virginia.

Before the 16th century, harvest was the term usually used to refer to the season, as it is common in other West Germanic languages to this day ( cf.

Before the 1910 season, Hugh Chalmers of Chalmers Automobile announced he would present a Chalmers Model 30 automobile to the player with the highest batting average in Major League Baseball at the end of the season.

Before the 1958 season, Cleveland was again in search of a quarterback.

Before the 1999 season, fans began discussing Earnhardt's age and speculating that with his son, Dale Jr. getting into racing, Earnhardt might be contemplating retirement.

* Before the 2003 season, seats were added to the Green Monster.

* Before the 2004 season, seats were added to the right field roof, above the grandstand, called the Budweiser Right Field Roof.

* Before the 2005 season, a new drainage system was installed on the field.

* Before the 2008 season, the temporary luxury boxes installed for the 1999 All-Star Game were removed and permanent ones were added to the State Street Pavilion level.

* Before the 2009 season, the right field roofbox seating area was renovated and expanded and the original 1912 seating bowl was water-proofed and seats replaced.

* Before the 2010 season, the left field lower seating bowl was water-proofed and seats replaced.

* Before the 2011 season, three new scoreboards beyond right-center field were installed: a 38-by-100-foot scoreboard in right-center field, a 17-by-100-foot video screen in center field, a 16-by-30-foot video board in right field, along with a new video control room.

Before the 2008 season, Fenway Park's capacity was increased to 37, 373, where it remains following additional renovations for the 2009 season, making its total capacity the fourth smallest, ahead of Marlins Park, the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, and Tropicana Field.

Before his relationship with Monica, Chandler dated Janice Hosenstein in season 1 and subsequently broke up with her many times.

Before their salary negotiations for the third season, the cast decided to enter collective negotiations, despite Warner Bros .' preference for individual deals.

Before the 1983 season, the Astros traded Danny Heep to the Mets for pitcher Mike Scott, a 28-year-old who had struggled with New York.

Before the 1987 – 88 season, Dalglish signed a number of new players: Peter Beardsley from Newcastle, John Aldridge from Oxford United ( who replaced Ian Rush ); winger John Barnes from Watford ; and Oxford United midfielder Ray Houghton.

Before the demise of the Ottawa Renegades after the 2005 season, that team played the nearby Montreal Alouettes on Labour Day weekend.

Before the 2007 season, the buzz surrounding the Brewers greatly increased.

Before the 1976 season, the Giants tried to revive a weak offense by replacing retired RB Ron Johnson with future HOF fullback Larry Csonka, but Csonka was often injured and ineffective during his 3 years in New York.

Before the 1999 season Kerry Collins was brought in to help the team.