Before the Ethiopian civil war, the national carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, flew to numerous African, Asian, and European cities, and had sole rights on domestic air traffic.

Before that very few Asian models were booked such as Anna Bayle and Du Juan.

Before 1928, the Uzbek language, like most Central Asian languages, was written in various forms of the Arabic script ( Yana imla ) by the literate population.

Before the referendum, Abbas lobbied for international support for the GPRA, which was quickly recognized by Morocco, Tunisia, several other Arab countries, China, and a number of African and other Asian states but not by the Soviet Union.

Before it was turned into a club, the Haçienda was a yacht builder's shop and warehouse before becoming a Bollywood cinema in the 1970s, showing films to the local Asian community.

Before 1980, such non-Muslim scholars in this field were called " Islamicists " and the discipline was known as Oriental studies, now often Asian studies.

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Before the conception of Chinatown Plaza and nearby malls, some Las Vegas residences had to travel as far as to the nearest " suburban Chinatown " in Monterey Park to shop for authentic Asian groceries.

Before its arrival on Okinawa, the sai was already being used in other Asian countries including India, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Before the Spanish colonisation, there were already a mixture of cultures, the native people similar to Melanesians and Australian Aborigines, a majority population of Malays and Polynesians, and small groups of people from other Southeast Asian countries.

Before the program opened, some citizens attacked the school board for not considering minority issues, and in the first year, only five students were of minority background ( three African American, and two Asian ).

Before his American competitors, he made the move to locate his company nearer to the Asian market.

Before the establishment of ACL, the cup winner was to qualified to Asian Cup Winners Cup.

Before the present tournament was introduced there was an entirely separate tournament of the same name in Australia, and the two actually overlapped by a year or two, but at the point the current event was called the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic.

Before the EAFF was founded in 2002, Dynasty Cup was held between the East Asian top 4 teams, and was regarded as the unofficial East Asian Championship.

Before the inauguration of the cup, the Asian Football Confederation warned that the term " world " can only be used by competitions organized by FIFA, and " king " can be used by competitions held by a kingdom.

Before the Asian Cup took place, Hodgson led the team during the 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations.

Before the founding of the Federal Reserve, the United States underwent several financial crises.

) Before Ryan actually leaves office, he creates " The Campus ," a secret counter-terrorism organization that fronts as Hendley Associates, a financial trading company.

Before the devaluation, Jim Callaghan had announced publicly to the Press and the House of Commons that he would not devalue, something he later said was necessary to maintain confidence in the pound and avoid creating jitters in the financial markets.

Before it would ever produce any steel, financial issues arose and due to the Panic of 1893 the mill subsequently closed without ever producing any steel.

Before and after the late-2000s financial crisis, banking regulators worried that banks were incorrectly reporting non-traded assets as held in their “ trading account ” because of lower regulatory capital requirements for such assets.

Before the present structure was created, financial accounting and reporting standards were established first by the Committee on Accounting Procedure of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ( 1936 – 1959 ) and then by the Accounting Principles Board, also a part of the AICPA ( 1959 – 73 ).

Before leaving Italy Pyrrhus sent requests for military and financial assistance to southern Greece and Macedon, as well as to the Hellenic empires of the Ptolemaic and Seleucid dynasties.

Before his retirement, Boggs was plagued by newspaper reports that the expansion Devil Rays gave him financial compensation in return for selecting a Devil Rays cap for his plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame, though he has denied that any such condition was part of his contract.

Before her death from breast cancer in 1879, she made over her will to leave him free title to the home, as well as to much of the remainder of her financial estate.

Before the 2005 season, Team CSC had financial problems and some of the riders were asked to take a wage cut.

The Nightmare Before Christmas was met with critical and financial success.

Before modern insurance, and the welfare state, friendly societies provided financial and social services to individuals, often according to their religious, political, or trade affiliations.

Before the development of large-scale government and employer health insurance and other financial services, these societies played an important part in many people's lives.

Before actual construction of the building could begin, American Fletcher became the first major Indianapolis bank holding company to be sold to an out-of-state financial institution, agreeing in the spring of 1986 to merge with Ohio's rapidly growing Bank One Corporation.

Before entering politics, Jones worked as financial controller in London.

Before the September 11 attacks, the Twin Towers were iconic of Lower Manhattan's global financial significance.

Before his days as an Anabaptist, Pilgram Marpeck lived in good financial status and as a highly respected citizen of Rattenberg on the Inn River.

Before his appointment at Charter Oak, Klonoski was the president of the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium ( 1998 – 2008 ), building the organization, creating multiple course delivery infrastructures, and structuring the financial foundation to pilot a virtual high school for Connecticut.

Before collective bargaining and worker protection laws, there was a financial incentive for a company to maximize the return on expensive machinery by having long hours.

Before entering politics, he was a school economics and history teacher at Wycliffe Christian School, a university economics tutor and a financial planner.

Before work on this design had progressed very far, Fisher sold the company to General Motors, which ended development due to financial pressures of the Great Depression.

Before each regularly scheduled meeting of the FOMC, System staff prepare written reports on past and prospective economic and financial developments that are sent to Committee members and to nonmember Reserve Bank presidents.

Before living in the Bobst Library, Stanzak was an ordinary student living on loans and part-time jobs, without financial assistance from his parents.

Before becoming an MEP, Bloom worked as a financial economist.

Before making any firm financial commitment, however, Dunlap died in October 1924 at age 61.