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 1900, England had none of these except for the civil registration of births, marriages, and burials briefly attempted under the Commonwealth ( 1653 – 1660 ) and an even more short-lived initiative of the same kind in 1694 in connection with the attempt to raise a tax on the occasion of every birth, marriage, and death — paupers excepted.

Before this act, parents claiming tax deductions were on the honor system not to lie about the number of children they supported.

Before 1976 the federal tax code favored new construction rather than the reuse of existing, sometimes historical, structures.

Before 421 he was sent to the powerful patricius Flavius Constantius ( briefly Emperor in 421 ), to ask for a tax reduction for his own country.

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 the tax relief was introduced there was a fear that the UK games industry could fall behind other leading game industries around the world such as France and Canada, of which Canada overtook the UK in terms of job numbers in the industry in 2010.

Before this could be accomplished Chatham's mind became impaired, and Townshend, who was the most determined and influential of his colleagues, swayed the ministry as he liked, pledging himself to find a revenue in America with which to meet the deficiency caused by the reduction in the land tax.

Before it folded, she wrote a column in the County Edge, a weekly publication in Union County, and still weighs in on local political issues including a fight against a half-cent prepared food and beverage tax that would have helped build a civic center in Monroe.

Before 1965, companies were subject to income tax on their profits, at the same rate as was levied on individuals.

Before his election, Smith served under two Cherokee Nation chiefs as Director of Tribal Planning, Legal Historian, Attorney, Cherokee Nation Prosecutor, Director of Justice and adviser to the tribal tax commission.

Before he formally assumed his post, he was arrested by Chinese authorities and sentenced to 18 years in prison for tax evasion and other economic crimes.

The term philately is derived from Greek wordphiloteleia '- philos referring to love of things and ' telos ' referring to a tax. Mr. Herpin is the the originator of the term ' philoteleia. Before the Greek term ' philoteleia ' was coined the hobby was called ' Timbromaine ' or ' Timbrology ',' Timbre ' in french refers to stamp.

Before that, Roswell Magill, a former Treasury Department official, became a Cravath tax partner in 1943.

Before this reform, the tax base was set locally, but was usually at a considerably higher level, so that only 6 % of the male population of Cisleithania had been entitled to vote.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization ( EBITDA ) is a rough measure of operating cash flow, which reduces the effect of accounting, financing, and tax policies on reported profits.

Before the Great Depression, nearly all California governmental functions were funded only through a general property tax on both real and personal property.

Before this so-called performance tax, this tax was based on the vehicle's weight and unofficially it was called a weight tax.

Before the announcement of the 2005 winner, the Booker Foundation decided to end its partnership with Open Russia after the foundation's chairman, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was sentenced to nine years in prison for tax evasion.

Before entering the city, every traveller had to pass through eight toll gates, each of which collected a tax.

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 he could reach incentives that would have approximately doubled his salary, the Pirates released Donnelly in July 2010 denying that the incentives were the reason for the release.

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.