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 being released back into the river, the used water was held in large tanks known as retention basins for up to six hours.

Before reaching Jordanian territory the river forms the Sea of Galilee, the surface of which is 212 meters below sea level.

Before Roosevelt had even completed his sea voyage home, doubts were raised over his claims of exploring and navigating a completely uncharted river over 625 miles ( 1, 000 km ) long.

( Before the bridge was completed trains crossed the river by ferry.

Before bridges were built, the main means of crossing the river was by ferry.

Before early modern nation-building, the Low Countries referred to a wide area of northern Europe as a low-lying triangular river delta for the rivers Rhine, Meuse, Scheldt, and Ems.

Before it reaches the sea, the river drops over a 12-foot high vertical weir called the Slaughterhouse Falls.

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 they surrendered to United States troops, the Mojave held lands along the river that stretched from Black Canyon, where the tall pillars of First House of Mutavilya loomed above the river, past Avi kwame or Spirit Mountain, the center of spiritual things, to the Quechan Valley, where the lands of other tribes began.

Before Tortosa, across the river, rise the massive Ports de Tortosa-Beseit mountains.

Before the St. Felix's Flood of 1530, it flowed north as a river from the east end of the Westerschelde, turned west a little west of Bergen op Zoom, and then west along the north edge of what is now the Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal, and after that widened into an estuary.

Before the Grand Canal was rebuilt, grain was transferred to Beijing in two ways ; one route was simply via the East China Sea, from the port of Liujiagang ( near Suzhou ); the other was a far more laborious process of transferring the grain from large to small shallow barges ( after passing the Huai River and having to cross southwestern Shandong ), then transferred back to large river barges on the Yellow River before finally reaching Beijing.

Before an effective sewerage system was built, it became an open sewer which dumped waste directly into the river for many years during the 1800s and early 1900s.

Before 1960, most of the buildings in Ekwok were located in a low area near the river.

Before the lock and dam system was built on the Kentucky River, Gratz was one of the most prosperous towns in the area due to the business of portaging goods around an unnavigable part of the river ( Lock # 2 is just up river at Lockport ).

Before the steel bridge was built in 1900, all timber north of Zalma had to be transported to Lutesville, the only outlet to the railroad, for after the mill dam was built, the river could be forded in dry seasons only.

Before a railroad bridge was built across the Missouri, freight cars were pushed onto barges on one side of the river, then pulled off on the other.

Before Anglos arrived, Native Americans camped along the river.

Thiensville Park, along the Milwaukee river, hosts the " Family Fun Before the Fourth " every year, the Saturday before July 4.

Before 1966, the issue of sharing river waters and development of projects had led to disputes between India and Pakistan as well as between the Indian states.

Before 1917 some Norwegian place names contained three or four consecutive " a " s: for instance ( now, a river ), ( Blååsen, ' the blå / blue ås / ridge '), and, though hypothetically, even the creek ( Rååa, ' the Rå creek '; a creek ).

Before emerging at Wookey Hole the water enters underground streams and passes through other caves such as Swildon's Hole and St Cuthbert's Swallet.

Before long, Corley's sinister vice president Adrian Ripburger enters and asks to speak to Ben privately.

Before leaving the state, I-40 enters the Great Smoky Mountains.

11: 30: Before sleeping, President Bush enters into his journal: " The Pearl Harbor of the 21st century took place today ... We think it's Osama bin Laden.

Before exiting the jugular foramen, the tympanic nerve enters the petrous portion of the temporal and ascends via the inferior tympanic canaliculus to the tympanic cavity.

Before long it enters the centre of Eccles proper, splitting into two as Church Street and Irwell Place going east, passing the library and a Morrisons, and Corporation Road going west.

Before he enters, however, his appearance turns back into that of a beggar.

Before leaving the system, the man transforms into an energy-based life-form that enters an encounter suit similar to the ones used by the Vorlons.

Before it enters Botswana, the river drops four meters, across the full 1. 2 km-width of the river, in a series of rapids known as Popa Falls, visible when the river is low, as during the dry season.

Before she enters the ornament room, The Nome King reveals to her that he conquered the Emerald City courtesy of her discarded Ruby Slippers.

Before they can do anything else, though, the wheelchair-bound man suddenly enters the base, flanked by the same men who ’ d been attacking Jackie time and again, having been led there by a captive Momoko.

Before 1933, the terminus of the Holston River was defined as the location downstream of Knoxville at Lenoir City, where the Little Tennessee River enters the river.

Before the fruit enters the factory, it is washed, sorted and sanitized.

Before passing Longtown the river enters England and merges with the River Lyne and enters the Solway Firth near the mouth of the River Eden.

Before being killed on stage, an old man who had eaten breakfast with Ryo that morning enters the ring and saved him.

Before it breaks up, young Jak releases the Precursor entity, which enters the Ring.

Before the manager enters into an agreement with the band, their relationship may be regarded as competing for interest ; after a good contract is signed, their interests, obligations and incentives are aligned, and the interest in success is shared.

Before either can ponder their significance, the boulder shifts once more and the lumbering form of a Yeti enters the cave, trapping the pair of terrified travellers.

Before Aurora can answer, Romney enters Marian ’ s room.

Before the officer enters the duties of office, the officer must subscribe an oath.

Before he enters, he tells Siu Kam that he will fetch her some white roses.

Before he can take any further action, Chakotay falls asleep due to exhaustion and once again enters the dream.