Before the establishment of ICANN, the Government of the United States controlled the domain name system of the Internet.

Before its establishment, Rulers were immune from any proceedings brought against them in their personal capacity.

Before the establishment of the present European Commission, there was the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community.

Before its establishment as a Republic, Rome was ruled by kings ( Latin reges, singular rex ).

Before the establishment of the League of Corinth, even though the Macedonians apparently spoke a dialect of the Greek language and claimed proudly that they were Greeks, they were not considered to fully share the classical Greek culture by many of the inhabitants of the southern city states, because they did not share the polis based style of government.

Before the establishment of University College Falmouth Cornwall was one of the few counties without a university.

Before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the Vatican opposed Zionist policies and objectives in Palestine.

Before the establishment of the State of Israel, Switzerland maintained a consulate in Jerusalem and a consular agency in Tel Aviv.

Before the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate, civil power in Japan was primarily held by the ruling emperors and their regents, typically appointed from the ranks of the imperial court and the aristocratic clans that vied there.

Before the establishment of the Chickamauga Post in 1902 by United States Army, an unincorporated city existed, where Fort Oglethorpe was later established, called Hargrave, Georgia after the name of the land owner and ex-Confederate soldier, William Hamilton Hargrave.

Before the establishment Wahkon, the site was an Ojibwe village named Sagawamick ( from the Ojibwe language Zaagawaamik, meaning " Sandbar ").

Before the establishment of centralized post offices, local offices were established in general stores, railroad depots and other public venues in densely populated areas.

Before the establishment of the leidang, the defence of the realm was probably based on voluntary contribution to a defence-fleet.

Before his Privy Council appointment, Chalmers applied himself to investigating the history and establishment of the English colonies in North America.

Before the construction of the first monastic establishment in the 8th century, the island was called " monte tombe ".

Before the formation of UTJ and the establishment of Degel HaTorah, the two factions were united under one united Agudat Yisrael party, but the late mentor and supreme guide of the non-Hasidic group, Rabbi Elazar Shach ( 1898-2001 ) broke away from the Hasidic wing when it was clear that the party was not living up to its mandate to represent all Torah Jewry.

Before its establishment, monetary functions were performed by government departments and agencies.

Before the establishment of the Margraviate of Brandenburg it was the place of a Slavic stockade.

Before the establishment of the High Court, appeals from the state Supreme Courts could be made only to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which involved the great expense of physically travelling to London.

Before the end of the Chinese Civil War and the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the airport provided flight routes between Shanghai and Taipei, occasionally via Fuzhou.

Before the establishment of Israel, the Arab village of Yibna was located there.

Before 1967 I had not found it difficult to publish reports in these journals, and by then I had about 150 articles and several books in the establishment press.

Before the establishment of patriarchs ( beginning in AD 325 ), metropolitan was the highest episcopal rank in the Eastern rites of the Church.

Before the establishment of modern nation states in the region during the mid-20th century, Maghreb most-commonly referred to a smaller area between the Atlas Mountains in the south and the Mediterranean Sea, often also including eastern Libya, but not modern Mauritania.

Before then, the government was a Crown colony consisting of either colonial administration solely ( such as the Executive Council ), or a mixture of colonial rule and a partially elected assembly, such as the Legislative Council.

Before being sworn in as a minister, a person must first be sworn in as a member of the Federal Executive Council if they are not already a member.

* A Lesson Before Dying ( 1999, Executive producer )

Before the passage of the Presidential Succession Act, succession was setup to keep the Executive branch of the Presidency separate from the Legislative branch.

Before entering politics, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ) of Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

Before the attack on Pearl Harbor and America's entry into the war, Camp X opened for the purpose of training Allied agents from the Special Operations Executive, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and American Office of Strategic Services ( OSS ) intended to be dropped behind enemy lines as saboteurs and spies.

Before leaving, Stephens entrusted to Luby a document containing secret resolutions on the Committee of Organization or Executive of the IRB.

Before joining the Front Bench, he was a Member of the Defence Select Committee and the Welsh Select Committee, and had also been elected to the Executive of the Conservative Party's 1922 Committee.

Before 1991, the high authority in the oblast was shared between three persons: The first secretary of the Vologda Oblast CPSU Committee ( who in reality had the biggest authority ), the chairman of the oblast Soviet ( legislative power ), and the Chairman of the oblast Executive Committee ( executive power ).

Before he served as the Vice-president from 2003 until 2006 and as the Executive Director of the G17 PLUS NGO from 1999 until 2000.

Before serving as governor, Gardner was Pierce County Executive.

Before joining West, he served as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy for First Data Corporationfrom September 2006 until September 2007.

Before closing, the base continued to operate as part of its closing procedures while the airport was operating publicly under the name Brunswick Executive Airport.

* The Life Before Her Eyes ( 2007 ) – Executive Producer

Before Lost, the most prominent use of Oceanic Airways was in the 1996 film Executive Decision.

Before being elected to parliament, she worked in a number of business and executive positions, which included stints as Executive Director of the State Library Foundation ( 1994 – 1996 ) and Director of Development at Geelong Grammar School ( 1996 – 1998 ).

Before taking up that position, he served as Executive Director of the World Affairs Council of Northern California and President of the International Advisory Corporation.

Before his full appointment, he served nearly two years as interim Executive Director.

Before becoming alderman, Colón worked as Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago, Area Manager of the Chicago Park District, and Executive Director of YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.

Before the United States entered World War I, Francis O. Belzer was named the first Scout Executive of the Indianapolis Council in 1915 ( known as the Indianapolis and Central Indiana Council from 1934-1942 ).

Before his appointment as President and COO, Arpey served as American ’ s Executive Vice President of Operations, Senior Vice President of Finance and Planning, as well as its Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Planning.

Before he became the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. in July 2000, he also was a business advisor to the Ford Motor Company.

Before becoming a member of the Board, Dr. Bies was Executive Vice President for Risk Management and Auditor at First Tennessee National Corporation ( now listed as First Horizon National Corporation ) in Memphis, Tennessee ( 1995-2001 ).