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Before the days of antibiotics, sulphur was used in medicines as an antibacterial agent, in the making of match heads, and for sterilising wine corks.
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Before he could pass the river with safety, however, it was necessary to subdue certain fortresses, one of which was for several days vigorously defended by the governor, Yussuf el-Harezmi, a Khwarezmian.
Before the Second World War, air shows were associated with long distance air races, often lasting many days and covering thousands of miles.
Before the days of blinking electrically lighted road barriers, highway construction zones were marked at night by kerosene fired, pot-bellied torches.
Before leaving Prestige, however, Davis had to fulfill his obligations during two days of recording sessions in 1956.
Before the days of cultured pearls, black pearls were rare and highly valued for the simple reason that white pearl oysters rarely produced naturally black pearls, and black pearl oysters rarely produced any natural pearls at all.
Before he crossed the Euphrates, Saladin besieged Aleppo for three days, signaling that the truce was over.
Before filming began, several of the film's stars, including Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, Giovanni Ribisi, and Tom Hanks, endured ten days of " boot camp " training and work on the film set to prepare for their roles.
Before the forty days of Great Lent commence, there is a three-week Pre-Lenten season, to prepare the faithful for the spiritual work they are to accomplish during the Great Fast.
Before modern factory butter making, cream was usually collected from several milkings and was therefore several days old and somewhat fermented by the time it was made into butter.
Tết in the three Vietnamese regions can be divided into three periods, known as Tất Niên ( Before New Year's Eve ), Giao Thừa ( New Year's Eve ), and Tân Niên ( the New Year ), representing the preparation before Tết, the eve of Tết, and the days of and following Tết, respectively.
In the 1960 edition, the article on the ark stated that " Before the days of ' higher criticism ' and the rise of the modern scientific views as to the origin of the species, there was much discussion among the learned, and many ingenious and curious theories were advanced, as to the number of animals on the ark ".
Before the ceremony, they are required to herd cattle for seven days in order to prove they are worthy of being called a warrior.
Before those days Sun Records had mainly been noted for recording African-American artists, as Phillips loved Rhythm and Blues and wanted to get black music recorded for a white audience.
Before the days of the railroad, a tavern was located where the former station would later be built.
Before tanning, the skins are unhaired, degreased, desalted and soaked in water over a period of 6 hours to 2 days.
Before learning of the Dream Couch being the cause, this was known on Earth as the " 130-day fever ", a period of planet-wide temporary insanity occurring roughly every one hundred and thirty days.
Before marching to Tadcaster and then to Marston Moor, the Parliamentarians spent two days in Wetherby while joining forces with the Scots.
Before he was to be executed, Wolfe Tone attempted suicide and subsequently died from his wounds eight days after the attempt, thus avoiding being hanged as a convicted traitor to the Irish Crown for his involvement in the 1798 Irish Rebellion.
Before 1926, the four rounds were played in two days.
Before making a Remedial Order, the Government must lay a proposal before Parliament for 60 days, during which time it will be considered and reported upon by the Joint Committee of both Houses on Human Rights.
Before the days of solid-state ( electronics ), inexperienced young men were sequentially directed through a series of supply compartments to request a Fallopian tube for a malfunctioning radio, RADAR, or SONAR set.
Before his days as a saloon proprietor, Mickey Finn was known as a pickpocket and thief who often preyed on drunken bar patrons.
Before the days of motorized vehicles, the word referred to the front or after compartment of a Continental stagecoach.
" (" Before eight days have passed, you'll make more of them than you would like to "), where " them " ( vers ) can be understood as either " verses " or " worms ".
Financial settlement periods used to be much longer: Before the early 1990s at the London Stock Exchange, for example, stock could be paid for up to 10 working days after it was bought, allowing traders to buy ( or sell ) shares at the beginning of a settlement period only to sell ( or buy ) them before the end of the period hoping for a rise in price.
Before and antibiotics
Before the advent of modern antibiotics, oil of thyme was used to medicate bandages.
Before the discovery of antibiotics, pure mountain air was thought to be curative for patients with tuberculosis.
Before the advent of modern antibiotics, oil of thyme was used to medicate bandages.
Before the development of antibiotics, colostrum was the main source of immunoglobulins used to fight infections.
Before the invention of antibiotics, myringotomy was the main treatment of severe acute otitis media ( middle ear infection ).
Before antibiotics were used for the treatment of rat bite fever, many cases resulted in death.
Before the era of antibiotics, dental extraction was often the method of choice to treat dental infections, and extraction instruments date back several centuries.
Before the discovery of antibiotics, chronic tooth infections were often linked to a variety of health problems, and therefore removal of a diseased tooth was a common treatment for various medical conditions.
Before and sulphur
Alistair Horne describes the torture Ravaillac suffered: " Before being drawn and quartered ... he was scalded with burning sulphur, molten lead and boiling oil and resin, his flesh then being torn by pincers.
Before the discovery of iron and sulphur rich water, Harrogate comprised two hamlets, High Harrogate and Low Harrogate, close to the historic town of Knaresborough.
Before and was
Before the Draft Act was passed Baker had confidentially briefed governors, sheriffs, and prospective draft board members on the administration of the measure -- and the confidence was kept so well that only one newspaper learned what was going on.
Before the fight was over, the Harlem boy had a concussion and Trig was cut up badly.
Before he left the apartment he knocked on their door and asked if there was anything he could do for them.
Before he left town Pat saw to it that I was fixed up with a job.
Before the airplanes came, he said, travel in Laos was just about impossible.
Before coming on a visit to Spelman in 1885, Miss Mary had been a successful teacher in Worcester, and her position there was held open for her for a considerable period.
Before he was forty Griffith had created the art of the film.
Before appealing to the U.N. or to Russia, he first appealed to the U.S. for military help, and was rejected.
Before her chore was finished she was rescuing wind-blown sheets of music, trundling microphones about the stage, helping to move the piano and otherwise joining in the informal atmosphere.
Before ASCII was developed, the encodings in use included 26 alphabetic characters, 10 numerical digits, and from 11 to 25 special graphic symbols.
Before Europeans discovered other oceans, the term " ocean " itself was synonymous with the waters beyond the Strait of Gibraltar that we now know as the Atlantic.
Before the 1989 series began, the win-loss ratio was almost even, with 87 wins for Australia to England's 86, 74 having been drawn.
Before the late modern era, the abbot was treated with the utmost reverence by the brethren of his house.
Before the creation of the world, God was all by Himself, in a Self-absorbed state.
Before the Tennessee electorate voted on secession, Johnson, at his peril, toured the state, speaking in opposition to the measure, contending it was unconstitutional.
Before his death, he was absolved from the excommunication ; moreover, the Pope also promised that the King of Hungary and his relatives would not be excommunicated without the special permission of the Pope.
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 War, Paul was a creative, sensitive, and passionate person, writing poems and having a clear love for his family.
Before the war Tjaden was a locksmith.
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