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 the County of London in 1889, Stockwell was part of Surrey.

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.

Before 1950, the term grandmaster was sometimes informally applied to other world class players.

Before age 13 she had broken into the top 100 players in the world and the British Chess Magazine declared, " Judit Polgár's recent results make the performances of Fischer and Kasparov at a similar age pale by comparison.

Before the advent of copyright, anonymous and pseudonymous publication was a common practice in the sixteenth century publishing world, and a passage in the Arte of English Poesie ( 1589 ), the leading work of literary criticism of the Elizabethan period and an anonymously published work itself, mentions in passing that literary figures in the court who wrote " commendably well " circulated their poetry only among their friends, " as if it were a discredit for a gentleman to seem learned " ( Book 1, Chapter 8 ).

Before we were born, we existed in a perfect world where we knew everything.

Before the contemporary period, the most significant scholar of Proclus in the English speaking world was Thomas Taylor, who produced English translations of most of his works, with commentaries.

Before long the world was transformed.

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.

Before the Second World War, the Czech Republic was one of the most advanced countries in the world.

Before his methods were commercialised in 1987 his laboratory was the only centre carrying out DNA fingerprinting in the world, and during this period of about two or three years it was very busy, receiving inquiries from all over the globe.

Before the album's release, on 9 September 2008, Marillion achieved a world first by pre-releasing their own album via P2P networks themselves.

Before the Abenaki — except the Pennacook and Mi ' kmaq — had contact with the European world, their population may have numbered as many as 40, 000.

Before an eradication effort was launched in 2001, the sub-Antarctic Campbell Island had the highest population density of brown rats in the world.

Before completing his studies, Boyle decided " to gain learning, knowledge, and experience abroad in the world " and left London for a new start in Ireland.

* Before Arda ( the world ) was made.

Before its destruction in 226 BC — due to an earthquake — the Colossus of Rhodes stood over 30 meters ( 107 ft ) high, making it one of the tallest statues of the ancient world.

Before long dozens of mirror websites were set up on servers around the world.

" Before the collapse, the fishery was one of the most productive in the world due to the upwelling of cold, yet nutrient-rich water from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that is funneled to the surface via the vast underwater Monterey Canyon.

Before his induction, Anderson had refused to go inside the Hall because he felt unworthy, saying " I didn't ever want to go into the most precious place in the world unless I belonged.

Before the late 19th century, the concept of a world war would be the result of military action caused by quarrels between European powers which took place in fairly limited, though sometimes far-flung, theaters of conflict.

Before long, IBM had the best-selling personal computer in the world and at least two of the next-best sellers were, for practical purposes, identical.

The Image Before the Weapon: A Critical History of the Distinction Between Combatant and Civilian ( Cornell University Press ; 2011 ) 264 pages ; explores ambiguities and inconsistencies in the principle since its earliest formulation ; discusses how the world wars and the Algerian war of independence shaped the issue.

Before the band's 1973 – 74 world tour, Hayward wrote a song called " Island " with the intention of including it on a potential follow-up album, which the Moodies recorded in 1973 before ultimately going their separate ways.

Before the Breakup of the Soviet Union, Fort Hood was billed as the largest military base in the free world ( Fort Benning is larger in personnel though not in land area ).

Before starting his professional life in entertainment, he explored a number of possible careers, such as medicine and professional boxing, before joining the entertainment world as a dancer.