Before the creation of the world, God was all by Himself, in a Self-absorbed state.

Before World War I Italy and Austria-Hungary had been instrumental in the creation of an independent Albanian state.

Before UA's creation, Hollywood studios were vertically integrated, not only producing films but forming chains of theaters.

Before the 19th century, the first use of the word " police " recorded in government documents in the United Kingdom was the appointment of Commissioners of Police for Scotland in 1714 and the creation of the Marine Police in 1798 ( set up to protect merchandise at the Port of London ).

Before the creation of the East of England region there had been a smaller standard statistical region of East Anglia which did not include Essex, Hertfordshire or Bedfordshire.

Before the creation of Llandaff Cathedral it became established as a Christian place of worship in the 6th century AD, probably because of its location as the first firm ground north of the point where the river Taff met the Bristol Channel, and because of its pre-Christian location as a river crossing on an east west trade route.

Before Medicare's creation, only half of older adults had health insurance, with coverage often unavailable or unaffordable to the other half, because older adults had half as much income as younger people and paid nearly three times as much for health insurance.

Before and shortly after this election, the HZDS supported the creation of a looser federation — a confederation — between the two republics.

Before the creation of Earth ( Arda ) when the Ainur sang to their father Ilúvatar, Ulmo was the best singer and maker of music.

Before the end of World War I, he was appointed one of three principal architects for the Imperial War Graves Commission and was involved with the creation of many monuments to commemorate the dead.

Before the county's creation, The Chisholm Trail's many routes crossed the area.

Before the creation of Mercer County in 1838, the southern border extended to Nassau Street in Princeton.

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 creation of the two Lake Washington bridges, residents commuted to Seattle via the Gazelle, a small ferry which chugged into Cozy Cove each morning at 7: 15.

Before the creation of the Tanglewood Chorus, and for some time after, the BSO frequently employed the New England Conservatory Chorus conducted by Lorna Cooke DeVaron, Chorus Pro Musica, Harvard Glee Club and Radcliffe Choral Society.

Before the creation of Hangul, only members of the highest class were literate ( hanja was typically used to write Korean by using adapted Chinese characters, while Hanmun was sometimes used to write court documents in classical Chinese ).

Before Avicenna the discussions among Muslim philosophers were about the unity of God as divine creator and his relationship with the world as creation.

Before the creation of the office of a Prime Minister in 1876, Sweden did not have a head of government separate from its head of state, namely the King, in whom the executive authority was vested.

Before creation began it was " Shunyākāsha ", the emptiness or the void.

Before Outer Mongolia's effective independence of China ( circa 1920 ) the same firms also ran caravans into Urga, Uliassutai, and other centers of Outer Mongolia, and to the Russian border at Kyakhta, but with the creation of an international border, those routes came into decline.

Before Outer Mongolia's effective independence of China ( circa 1920 ) the same firms also ran caravans into Urga, Uliassutai, and other centers of Outer Mongolia, and to the Russian border at Kyakhta, but with the creation of an international border, those routes came into decline.

Before creation there was only That-Which-Is, which cannot know or experience itself fully, without something it is not.

Before the creation of the modern office, Denmark did not have a head of government separate from its head of state, namely the King, in whom the executive authority was vested.

Before the creation of the universe ( seen and unseen ), God alone existed in eternity ; he had no need to manifest or express himself, as there was no one else to manifest or express himself to.

Some are non-verbal ( Marmaduke, The Angriest Dog in the World ), some have verbal thoughts but are not understood by humans, ( Garfield, Snoopy in Peanuts ), and some can converse with humans ( Bloom County, Calvin and Hobbes, Mutts, Citizen Dog, Buckles, Get Fuzzy, Pearls Before Swine and Pooch Cafe ).

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 Cermak, the Democratic party in Cook County was run by the " Lace Curtain " Irish.

Before 1995, the eastern boundary of the city of Takoma Park was in Prince George's County, Maryland, causing the community to be divided across two counties and the Maryland / D. C.

Before it was converted into a museum, the building was used as the Fayette County courthouse.

Before 1974, Chemung County was governed by a board of supervisors.

Before settlement, Clay County was home to the Cherokee Indians, who were a tribe of Native Americans that made their home in Southeastern United States ( principally Georgia, the Carolinas and Eastern Tennessee ) They were one of the " Five Civilized Tribes " because of their assimilation of European-American cultural and technological practices.

Before the 2009 season, the Bluefish hired Willie Upshaw, a Major League Baseball alumnus and Fairfield County native, as their bench coach.

Before his death, Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department had several outstanding warrants against Katz, including jumping bail and the automobile operation charges Operating While Intoxicated and Operating After Revocation.

Before holding these positions, he was a district attorney for Alameda County, California, and Attorney General of California.

Before the approval by voters of a 2004 charter amendment, the position of Mayor was called " Orange County Chairman ", which became an elected position in 1990.

Before the county established its own government, it was known as Nottoway Parish, a district of Amelia County.

Before 1819, the area that is now Meigs County was Cherokee territory.

Before the arrival of European settlers, the area that is now Cocke County probably was inhabited by Cherokees.

Before the formation of Anderson County, Tennessee, that territory was initially land of what is today called the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, which had been settled by several pioneer families including the Wallace, Gibbs, Freels, Frost and Tunnell families.

Before the boundaries between the two Carolinas were fixed ( several changes took place between 1772 and 1805 ), the northern portion of York County was part of Bladen County, North Carolina, and in 1750 it was included in the newly created Anson County, North Carolina ( the first land grants and deeds for the region were issued in Anson ).

Before statehood, Kay County was formed from the “ Cherokee Strip ” or “ Cherokee Outlet ” and originally designated as county “ K .” Its name means simply that.

Before 1800 they made the Black Dog Trail starting east of Baxter Springs, Kansas and going northwest to their summer hunting grounds at the Great Salt Plains in present-day Alfalfa County.

Before its dissolution it was headquartered at Miami International Airport in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Before February 5, 1915, Phillips County was part of Blaine County, Montana, and before 1912 both were part of Chouteau County, Montana.