Before the parliamentary decision to join the EU, a consultative referendum was held on April 16, 1994 in which 56. 9 % of the votes were in favour of joining.

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

Before the widely discredited 1955 referendum that saw Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm depose head of state Bảo Đại and proclaim himself President of the newly formed Republic of Vietnam, Lansdale advised Diệm, with whom had a close friendship, to not rig the poll and be content with a realistic 60-70 % result, advice Diệm did not take.

Before it was removed, the Senate's right to demand a referendum was contained in Article 47, which provided for voters to veto legislation directly in certain circumstances.

Before his appointment as Prime Minister, Tsugba had headed the Central Election Committee, which had overseen the internationally unrecognised simultaneously held October 1999 presidential election and constitutional referendum.

Before the 1972 referendum about whether Denmark should join the European Union, he went against the stated interest of his own labor union, arguing for a yes.

Before it was removed, the Seanad's right to demand a referendum was contained in Article 47, which provided for voters to veto legislation directly in certain circumstances.

Before being named prime minister, Abbas led the PLO's Negotiations Affairs Department.

Before 1957, Tōkyō ’ s red-light districts had flourished as legally-licensed centers for sex workers but, armed with a new constitution and an Equal Rights amendment, post-occupation Japanese women's Christian groups, etc., successfully lobbied the Diet to pass the Prostitution Prevention Law in 1956.

Before the Blackbird was to be announced by President Johnson on 29 February 1964, LeMay lobbied to modify Johnson's speech to read SR-71 instead of RS-71.

Before we get through he'll have the Blackfeet hankerin' for our hair and our goods.

Before dinner, he shaved for the second time that day.

Before leaving for America, he happened to see his old friend Jean Arp and confided to him his new resolutions.

Before being daughter, wife, or mother, before being cultured ( a word now bereft both socially and politically of the sheen you children of frontiersmen bestowed on it ), before being sorry for the poor, progressive about public health, and prettily if somewhat imprecisely humanitarian, indeed first and foremost, you were a lady.

Before he left the apartment he knocked on their door and asked if there was anything he could do for them.

Before you use 'em the light company's got to run in a heavy line and you'll need a new fuse box for the extra circuits.

Before you look for a farm you'll need to know ( 1 ) the kind and scale of farming you want to undertake ; ;

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 entering the service, Pfaff for five years did clerical work with a general merchandising and wholesale firm in New Orleans.

Before he testified for 20 minutes, Stein, who lives at 3300 Lake Shore Dr., admitted to reporters that he had a wide acquaintance with crime syndicate hoodlums.

Before appealing to the U.N. or to Russia, he first appealed to the U.S. for military help, and was rejected.

Before thee, did not other kings possess it for a while, then pass away?

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 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 mention of Alemanni in the time of Caracalla, you would search in vain for Alemanni in the moderately detailed geography of southern Germany in Claudius Ptolemy, written in Greek in the mid-2nd century ; it is likely that at that time, the people who later used that name were known by other designations.

Before the early 20th century, treatments for infections were based primarily on medicinal folklore.

Before the Civil War, Carnegie arranged a merger between Woodruff's company and that of George M. Pullman, the inventor of a sleeping car for first class travel which facilitated business travel at distances over.

Before his death on August 11, 1919, Carnegie had donated $ 350, 695, 654 for various causes.

Before Thespis, the chorus narrated ( for example, " Dionysus did this, Dionysus said that ").

Before his departure for Rome, his friends had applied to the Venetian senate for a pension, to enable him to pursue his studies without embarrassment.

Before the 1988 NFL season, the team moved to Tempe, Arizona, a college town suburb of Phoenix, and played their home games for the next 18 years at Arizona State University's Sun Devil Stadium.

Before the War, Paul was a creative, sensitive, and passionate person, writing poems and having a clear love for his family.

Before the passage of the lex annalis, individuals could run for the Aedileship by the time they turned twenty-seven.

Before commercial Internet access became common, these networks of BBSes provided regional and international e-mail and message bases.

Before Guam's inclusion, calling the U. S. required dialing the international 011 first, thus resulting in higher long distance rates and less frequent calls to the U. S. by relatives in Guam.

Before 2003, diversification was hindered by limitations on privatization and the effects of the international sanctions of the 1990s.

Before Koštunica, the country was placed under international sanctions.

Before the independence of the country and till 1985, international communications were managed by Cable and Wireless, a private British company.

Before 1929, different countries had different definitions, and the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States did not immediately accept the international value.

Before WWII it had grown to become the second largest international auxiliary language in numbers of adherents, after Esperanto.

Before becoming Pope, he spent time at the then very liberal and cosmopolitan University of Padua, which maintained considerable independence from the Church and had a very international character.

* Umberto Eco's novel The Island of the Day Before ( 1995 ) ( L ' isola del giorno prima, 1994 ), a story about a 17th-century nobleman marooned across the international date line

Before these exchanges, the country was much more isolated on the international stage.

Before World War II, Deutscher opposed Zionism as economically retrograde and harmful to the cause of international socialism, but in the aftermath of the Holocaust he regretted his pre-war views, and argued a case for establishing Israel as a " historic necessity " to provide a home for the surviving Jews of Europe.

Before the events of the pilot episode, Black held a senior officer rank in Spectrum, an international security organisation inaugurated in 2067 that mobilises all its personnel, vehicles and other resources in response to the threat posed by the Mysterons.

Before the issue came to the attention of the world media, Dom Duarte contributed with several national and international campaigns for the political self-determination of the territory.

What was never in dispute, however, was that the OT used millions of forced laborers ( Zwangsarbeiter ) from the occupied countries of the Reich during World War II, and that the judging panel at the Nuremberg Trials ( formally, the " Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Court ") in 1946 sentenced Speer to 20 years ' imprisonment for having headed this organisation and thus sanctioned the international illegal use of forced labor.

In McCarthy's words, " Before meeting Jim Forrestal I thought we were losing to international Communism because of incompetence and stupidity on the part of our planners.

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.

By far the most popular Finnish electronica artist is Darude ( Ville Virtanen ), who gained international success with his chart-topping single " Sandstorm ," and the following hit album " Before the Storm.

Before the opening of Melbourne Airport, Melbourne's main airport was Essendon Airport which was officially designated an international airport in 1950.

Before the advent of the Universal Postal Union in 1874, sending international mail was quite an adventure ; it might be necessary to affix the stamps of the destination country in addition to those of the origin, and in the worst cases, possibly for several other countries along the way.

Before taking the government post on 1 May 2001, Leung served in senior management positions at big international banks in Hong Kong.

Before the breakup, Yoshiki had already independently collaborated with Queen drummer Roger Taylor on the single " Foreign Sand " and provided the Japanese contribution to the international Kiss tribute album Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved, an orchestral arrangement of the song " Black Diamond ".

Before joining the Australian club, he made more than 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League over an 18-year career, and represented England in international football.

Before the adaptation to international standards, the lowest degree that would normally be studied at universities in Denmark was equivalent to a master's degree ( Kandidat / cand. mag ).