Earlier invitational tournaments, such as the " Syraquiz " at Syracuse University, had occurred in the 1950s and 1960s.

Earlier, this woman had been so filled with a chaotic variety of introjects that at times, when she was in her room alone, it would sound to a passerby as though there were several different persons in the room, as she would vocalize in various kinds of voice.

Earlier than 900 CE progressing past the 13th century, the population complexes were a major center of culture for the Ancient Pueblo Peoples.

Earlier still, racquets were made of wood.

Earlier in the history of chemistry substances were given name by their discoverer, which often led to some confusion and difficulty.

Earlier French demands for the country to hold a National Conference resulted in the gathering of 750 delegates representing political parties ( which were legalized in 1992 ), the government, trade unions and the army to discuss the creation of a pluralist democratic regime.

Earlier censuses were taken in 1872 ( the first ), 1900, 1920, 1941, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1991, 2000 and 2010.

Earlier censuses were taken in 1869, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1921, 1930, 1950, 1961, 1970, 1980, 1991 and 2001.

Earlier British clipper ships had become known as extreme clippers, and were considered to be " as sharp as the American " built ships.

Earlier, such terms were introduced in the Maxwell – Stefan diffusion equation.

Earlier in December 2005, the European Commission initiated the second stage of infringement proceedings against the British Government relating to Gibraltar ’ s failure to transpose five European Union directives on electronic communications, but these were closed after the relevant legislation was passed into law by the House of Assembly in June 2006.

Earlier in the 20th century, taller retaining walls were often gravity walls made from large masses of concrete or stone.

Earlier sanctuaries, whose dedication to Hera is less secure, were of the Mycenaean type called " house sanctuaries ".

Earlier, in the 1920s, there were records by a band called the Beverly Hillbillies.

Earlier Khoisan populations were absorbed by Bantu peoples, such as the Sotho and Nguni, but the Bantu expansion stopped at the region with winter rainfall.

Earlier buildings were made of wood and were destroyed.

Earlier meetings of groups that later formed the Republican Party were held in Ripon, Wisconsin ; Exeter, New Hampshire ; and Crawfordsville, Iowa, and all four cities bill themselves as the " Birthplace of the Republican Party.

Earlier curved sword designs similar to the katana were used in China such as the Zhanmadao.

Earlier definitions were less precise, defining molecules as the smallest particles of pure chemical substances that still retain their composition and chemical properties.

Earlier fleets were obtained from Europe and China, but a trade embargo has forced North Korea to build their own vehicles.

Earlier, the guilds of writers had denounced the printing press as " the Devil's Invention ", and were responsible for a 53-year lag between its invention by Johannes Gutenberg in Europe in c. 1440 and its introduction to the Ottoman society with the first Gutenberg press in Istanbul that was established by the Sephardic Jews of Spain in 1493 ( who had migrated to the Ottoman Empire a year earlier, escaping from the Spanish Inquisition of 1492.

Earlier androids were easier to detect because of their limited intelligence.

Earlier CD-i games included entries in popular Nintendo franchises, although those games were not developed by Nintendo.

Earlier modes were telegraphy ( Morse Code ), teleprinter ( Baudot ) and facsimile.

Earlier rendering algorithms, such as Whitted-style ray tracing were capable of computing effects such as reflections, refractions, and shadows, but despite being highly global phenomena, these effects were not commonly referred to as " global illumination.

Earlier in his career, Festinger explored the various forms that social groups can take and showed, together with Schachter and Back, " how norms are clearer, more firmly held and easier to enforce the more dense a social network is.

Earlier than this, Yochanan ben Zakai was living, and Eliezer, being his pupil, would have been held of no authority in Johanan's lifetime.

Earlier, people simply speared bread with a stick, sword or knife and held it over a fire.

Earlier in the century, the first camp meeting was held in July 1800 in Logan County.

Earlier, in Knight v. Indian Head School Division No. 19 ( 1990 ), the Supreme Court held that public authorities which make decisions of a legislative and general nature do not have a duty to act fairly, while those that carry out acts of a more administrative and specific nature do.

Earlier, Caithness had been intermittently held, presumably always as fief of Scotland, by the Norse Earls of Orkney, at least since the days of the childhood of Thorfinn Sigurdsson in c 1020, but possibly already several decades before.

Earlier that year, he already held the Napier Baronetcy, of Merchistoun in the County of Midlothian, created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.

Earlier, another witness, Peter LaTempa, was found dead in a cell where he had been held in protective custody.

Earlier in that year the brigade celebrated winning the C aggregate and the Victorian State Urban Championships held on the long weekend in March.

Earlier, in November, militants seized a Baghdad church during evening Mass, held the congregation hostage and triggered a raid by Iraqi security forces.

Earlier Spanish popes of the Borja family held a long tradition of employing Spanish singers in the papal chapel ’ s choir.

Earlier, in 1712, he held parley with Turkey, which ended in the destruction of Taganrog and the surrender of Azov to the Ottomans.

Earlier scholars such as Ideler held the view that in intercalary years February's length was fixed at 23 days and it was followed by a variable length mensis intercalaris with 27 or 28 days.

Earlier that year, the WWF held a draft that split its roster into two distinctive brands of wrestling, Raw and SmackDown, and ECW in 2006.

Earlier in the year, WWF held a draft that split its roster into two distinctive brands of wrestling, Raw and SmackDown, and the ECW brand was added in 2006.

Earlier that year on May 27, 1974, Brett held the San Diego Padres hitless into the ninth inning before settling for a 2-hit shutout win in the first game of a doubleheader.

Earlier he held a recurring role in Stargate SG-1 for four seasons ( 2002, 2004, 2006 – 2007 ).

Earlier in the event, on September 19, kitesurfer Robert Douglas ( USA ) made a 49. 84 knots ( 92. 30 km / h ) run, becoming the first kitesurfer to establish an outright speed sailing world record – held until that date only by sailboats or windsurfers.

Earlier zamindars in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa had been functionaries who held the right to collect revenue on behalf of the Mughal emperor and his representative or diwan in Bengal.

Earlier that afternoon, he had been scheduled to appear at a concert at the 3rd Annual New York Recovery Rally, which was being held in New York City " to celebrate the reality of recovery from addiction and offer hope to those who have yet to find recovery.

Earlier Everette Lee DeGolyer, vice president and general manager of Amerada Petroleum Corporation of Dallas, had learned of Karcher's 1921 experiments with the seismograph and held a meeting with Karcher that resulted in the creation of Geophysical Research Corporation ( GRC ) of Tulsa where Karcher was made vice president.

Earlier events included a workshop on covering avian flu, a course on environmental journalism, a broadcast news workshop for young journalists, a course on the responsibilities of a chief editor, a seminar on issues facing news directors in Asia and technical training on satellite uplinks, and a workshop on digital newsrooms, held in Mumbai in December 2009 in partnership with CFI.

Earlier, the squad had supported Baker Company and held a heavy position while Huxley went to get a bazooka to hold off German tanks.