Before Broadway became one-way, the main bus routes along it were the New York City Omnibus Company's ( NYCO ) 6 ( Broadway below Times Square ), 7 ( Broadway and Columbus Avenue ), and 11 ( Ninth and Amsterdam Avenues ), and the Surface Transportation Corporation's M100 ( Kingsbridge ) and M104 ( Broadway Branch ).

He also provided the voice of Jack Skellington, the main character in Tim Burton's animated Disney film The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 1993 ), and has since reprised the role in many other subsequent productions, including the Disney / Square video games Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II and the Capcom sequel to the original film, Oogie's Revenge.

Before the end of November, the main German troops had withdrawn from Tirana, and the communists took control of the capital by fighting what was left from the German army.

Before the introduction of the compass, celestial navigation was the main method for navigation at sea.

Before this the main stay of the infant colony's economy was the growth export of tobacco, but tobacco prices eventually fell in the 1630s as Chesapeake production expanded.

Before bridges were built, the main means of crossing the river was by ferry.

The distinctive appearance of Triceratops has led to them being frequently depicted in films, computer games and documentaries, including the Don Bluth film The Land Before Time, which featured a young Triceratops as a main character, the 1993 film Jurassic Park and the 1999 BBC television documentary Walking with Dinosaurs.

Before World War II, as the main non-revolutionary left-wing party, the Social Democrats fared best among non-Catholic workers as well as intellectuals favouring social progressive causes and increased economic equality.

Before the marching commences, the members of the Royal Family and public sing the national anthem before the Royal Delegation lead out after the main service.

Before the construction of Waterloo International terminal in 1990, the vehicles were hoisted individually by the Armstrong lift outside the north wall of Waterloo main line station.

Before this development, firearms used flintlock ignition systems which produced flint-on-steel sparks to ignite a pan of priming powder and thereby fire the gun's main powder charge ( the flintlock mechanism replaced older ignition systems such as the matchlock and wheellock ).

Before the advent of Islamic states and European colonialism, the rivers provided the main means of communication, although Java's many rivers are mostly short.

Before December 2009 it had a circular route around the centre of London on the north side of the River Thames linking the main line railway termini.

Before the final attack began, Xenophon, the main relator of the events at Cunaxa, who was probably at the time some kind of mid-level officer, approached Cyrus to ensure that all the proper orders and dispositions had been made.

Before the coming of the railway, with the opening of the Bexleyheath Line on 1 May 1895, Welling was a village on the main road between London and Kent ( Watling Street ).

Before European settlement saltbush, cotton bush and native grasses are likely to have been the main plant cover on the plains.

Before Interstate 65 was constructed, the main route between Nashville, Tennessee and Birmingham, Alabama was U. S. Route 31.

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

Before I-44, the main highway was 20px U. S. Route 66, which still exists as a scenic route through the area and passes through Devil's Elbow, St. Robert, Waynesville, Buckhorn, and Hazelgreen.

Before 1854 " peaches were produced in large quantities and at profitable returns on the backbone hills of the island, which lie north of the main line of the Long Island railroad, near West Deer Park or Wyandance station.

Before the creation of the U. S. Interstate Highway system, U. S. 68 was one of the main southward routes from Detroit, Michigan.

Before the Saturday afternoon parade the main street is scrubbed by children and adults dressed in traditional Dutch costumes to prepare the road for the Klompen Dancers and parade to follow.

Before the Second Vatican Council, the main stress was laid on this second aspect, as exemplified in canon 1258 of the 1917 Code of Canon Law:

Before 1850, it was the main method.

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 the Juniors entered the ring the Steward announced that after all Juniors had moved their dogs around the ring and set them up, they could relax with their dogs.

Before the Minoan eruption, the caldera formed a nearly continuous ring with the only entrance between the tiny island of Aspronisi and Thera ; the eruption destroyed the sections of the ring between Aspronisi and Therasia, and between Therasia and Thera, creating two new channels.

Before dying, the older man ( Douglas Fairbanks ' real-life father ) gives his signet ring to his son ( Douglas Fairbanks ).

Before he left he had given her a ring from his own hand and had bade her give it only to the man whose finger it would fit.

Before that fight, Robinson had a dream that he was going to accidentally kill Doyle in the ring.

Before the fight, a reporter asked Wepner if he thought he could survive in the ring with the champion, to which Wepner allegedly answered, " I've been a survivor my whole life ... if I survived the Marines, I can survive Ali.

Before interment the body should be wrapped in a shroud of silk or cotton, and a ring should be placed on its finger bearing the inscription " I came forth from God, and return unto Him, detached from all save Him, holding fast to His Name, the Merciful, the Compassionate ".

Before the exchange was created, business was conducted by traders in London coffee houses using a makeshift ring drawn in chalk on the floor.

Before putting on the dry suit, the male diver puts on a condom catheter, which is similar to a condom except that it is made of thicker material with a cuff or adhesive ring to prevent it from slipping off, and its end connects to a built-on drain tube.

( Before taking one, he would often utter the words: " The secret compartment of my ring I fill / With an Underdog super energy pill ".

Before 1731 there were eight bells, but the ring was augmented in 1732 and in 1819 by four further bells.

Before departing, he gave his ring, the Ring of Barahir to the chief of the Snowmen.

Before going into broadcasting, Garroway worked as a Harvard University lab assistant, as a book salesman, and as a piston ring salesman.

Before the start of the match, Maven did a worked interview out of the ring, blasting the Puerto Rican crowd.

Before the use of church bells, Greek monasteries would ring a flat metal plate ( see semantron ) to announce services.

Before Vader entered the ring, Hansen accidentally broke Vader's nose with the bullrope Hansen carried to the ring for his matches.

Before being killed on stage, an old man who had eaten breakfast with Ryo that morning enters the ring and saved him.

Before he acquired a Green Lantern power ring, Kyle Rayner was a struggling-but-gifted freelance graphic artist who was raised in North Hollywood and currently lived and worked in Los Angeles.

Before he purged all of the power, though, he modified his ring and conjured a new Corps uniform to reflect his new maturity.

Before leaving, he placed John Stewart, recently recovered from his paraplegia and given a new power ring, into his spot in the Justice League.

Before Undertaker's casket match with Michaels, D-Generation X claimed Kane had joined them but in fact he came to the ring to assist Undertaker.