Before the fighting, the Parliament of England did not have a large permanent role in the English system of government, functioning as a temporary advisory committee, summoned by the monarch whenever the Crown required additional tax revenue, and subject to dissolution by the monarch at any time.

Before the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union, researchers who attempted to count the number of people killed under Stalin's regime produced estimates ranging from 3 to 60 million.

Before 10 October 2010, the Vaalserberg was the highest point in the Netherlands, until upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles when Mount Scenery on Saba ( the highest point in the Kingdom of the Netherlands ) became part of the Netherlands.

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

Before its dissolution, Boston-Maine Airways ( Pan Am Clipper Connection ), a regional airline, was headquartered in Portsmouth.

Before 1840 the senior residentiary cleric was the Precentor, and not a Dean due to a complication during the dissolution of the monasteries.

Before its dissolution, Eckerd Corporation had its headquarters in Warwick.

Before its dissolution the assembly had become known as Barebone's Parliament.

Before its dissolution parliament passed an act imposing a profit tax of 10 % on diamond-and copper-mining companies earning over £ 50, 000 per annum, and another act establishing an agricultural credit bank.

Before its dissolution, Galaxy Airlines was headquartered in the ARC Building on the airport grounds.

Before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, JINR and MKB Raduga were the main employers in the town.

Before the dissolution, the district contained 2 towns Shima ( 志摩町 ) and Nijō ( 二丈町 ).

Before the dissolution in 2004, the district had seven towns as listed below.

Before its dissolution, FLYi, Inc ./ Independence Air ( originally Atlantic Coast Airlines ) was headquartered in Dulles.

Before the dissolution on October 31, 2005, the district had 3 towns, and 1 village.

Before the dissolution, the district was surrounded by the city Toyama to the east, the city of Takaoka to the West and South ( the city of Tonami also surrounds parts of the southern border ), and the city of Shinminato to the north.

Before the day before the dissolution on May 4, 2009, the district contained one village.

Before its dissolution, the Greater Republic established diplomatic relationships with the United States.

Before its dissolution, the USSR also played a role of co-producing films in Cuba such as Mikhail Kalatozov ’ s I Am Cuba.

Before the dissolution of the corporation, both Be developers and outside volunteers contributed to Be's open-source software projects.

Before its dissolution, the town mascot was " Fumi-kun ".

Before the dissolution of the Department of the Potomac, most of the fortifications in the Washington, D. C., area were constructed, mainly by the regiments that were garrisoned there, most of whom had gone on to form the Army of the Potomac.

Before the dissolution of the Soviet Union the territory was heavily militarized because of the immediate vicinity of Norway, a NATO member.

Before their dissolution, the band stated that they could have easily seen a return to the hardness of Wacko Magneto, and while no songs were ever recorded after Wonderland Park to back up this statement, Annetenna's work showed an even more polished Pop sound than Wonderland Park

Before 2000, the President had the right to enact regulations on matters not governed by parliamentary law, but this power was removed, and existing regulations were converted into regular statutes by the Parliament.

Before entering Parliament he had already substituted a High Church Anglican attitude, with its dependence upon authority and tradition, for the evangelical outlook of his boyhood, with its reliance upon the direct inspiration of the Bible.

Before his death, Tarleton had achieved the military rank of General, equal to that held by the overall British Commanders during the American Revolution, and became a baronet and a member of the British Parliament.

Before Sir Philip Goodhart, the former Conservative Chief Whip Patrick Buchan-Hepburn represented Beckenham in Parliament.

Before 1771, the British Parliament had long been a highly secretive body.

Before the Stamford Parliament, however, on 27 June, Gaveston had returned to England.

Before these Acts, Ireland had been in personal union with England since 1541, when the Irish Parliament had passed the Crown of Ireland Act 1542, proclaiming King Henry VIII of England to be King of Ireland.

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 entering Parliament he worked for N M Rothschild & Sons, the investment bank, and became director of Rothschild Asset Management.

Before that could happen, Parliament was forced to rely on the help of the regiment against the rebellion by the Fifth Monarchists led by Thomas Venner on 6 January 1661.

Before the trial, a report was carried to the Parliament " as if some busie men had made use of some ill Arts to extort such confession " that a special Commission of Oyer and Terminer was granted for the trial of these witches.

Before he is allowed to dissolve the Assembly, the President has to consult the Prime Minister and the presidents of both Houses of Parliament ( article 12 ).

Before a law is enacted, the French President, speaker of either house of Parliament, or, more commonly, 60 parliamentarians from the same house may petition the Council for review.

Before the new Constitution came into force, full formal powers to appoint the Prime Minister and the rest of the Council of State had been the privilege of the President, who was free to diverge from parliamentary principles, although ministers appointed had to have the confidence of the Parliament.

Before the constitutional referendum of 2007, there was a quorum of two-third required in the Turkish Parliament.

Before the Acts of Union 1707 united the English and Scottish parliaments, there was a Heritable Usher of the White Rod who had a similar role in the Estates of Parliament in Scotland.

Before the First Sino Japanese War, China engaged in technological modernization only, buying modern weapons, ships, artillery, and building modern arsenals to produce these weapons, and only giving their soldiers modern weapons without institutional reform, and while refusing to reform the government or civil society according to western standards, unlike Japan, who adopted western style government with a Parliament and completely reoganized the army on western lines.

Before entering Parliament, he was an energy analyst at the City of London stockbroker, W. Greenwell & Co.

Before the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, the Anglo-Saxon kings had been elected, and even after it Parliament had deposed kings and kings in turn had confirmed their title by Act of Parliament.

Before land elevation made the canals unnecessary, spring floods was a serious problem often forcing the reconstruction of bridges and other structures, but by the 17th century the first canal was scrapped, the second when the Parliament Building was built in the early 20th century.

Before his ten-year presidential term between 2000 and 2010 he held the posts of Speaker of the Croatian Parliament ( 1992 – 1994 ), Prime Minister of Croatia ( 1990 ), the last President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia ( 1991 ), Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement ( 1991 ), a judge in Našice and mayor of his home town of Orahovica.