" Previously, during his Senate confirmation hearing in 2007, Mullen told lawmakers, " I really think it is for the American people to come forward, really through this body, to both debate that policy and make changes, if that's appropriate.

Previously known for pillaging settlers on the frontier, the nomads now preferred peaceful relations, warning their neighbors: " These terrible strangers have taken our country, and tomorrow they will take yours if you do not come and help us ".

Previously, if a race started dry and rain fell, riders or officials could red-flag ( stop ) the race and either restart or resume on ' wet ' tyres.

Previously, until at least the middle of the 19th century, the bride generally wore her best dress, whatever color it was, or if the bride was well-off, she ordered a new dress in her favorite color and expected to wear it again.

Previously, regardless of the size of the venue, a theatre was not considered Off-Broadway if it was within the " Broadway Box " ( the traditional Broadway Theatre District, extending from 40th to 54th Street, and from west of Sixth Avenue to east of Eighth Avenue, and including Times Square and 42nd Street ).

Previously secret British War Cabinet papers released on 1 January 2006 have shown that, as early as December 1942, the War Cabinet had discussed their policy for the punishment of the leading Nazis if captured.

Previously, tackling a player behind the line of scrimmage resulted in a loss from that player's ( passing ) statistics, even if it were fairly obvious a rush play had been intended.

Previously, they had been permitted to open fire on Viet Cong forces only if the Viet Cong fired first.

Previously, Fonterra shares were valued on a theoretical basis as if the shares were freely traded like a public share.

Previously the power supply had been destroyed, but a senior military officer installed an alternative generator (< needs confirmation / source >-it is reasoned that the tower would not have been bought down if transmittions using the tower had not been resumed.

Previously, linoleum had been produced in solid colours, with patterns printed on the surface if required.

Previously to this match, Angle and Styles had fought at the TNA pay-per-view Genesis, which was also for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship except the stipulation was that if Angle were to lose, he would never get another shot at the title in 2010.

Previously, no promotion from the Conference would occur if the winners did not have adequate stadium facilities.

Previously most suspected sufferers underwent a liver biopsy, and — if uncertainty remained — endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ( ERCP, an endoscopic investigation of the bile duct ).

Previously the level was set at £ 50, 000 of profits that would be chargeable to UK corporation tax if the company were UK resident ( not necessarily the same as accounting profits ).

* A player who received a red card is to be sent off and no replacement is allowed ; in addition to this a penalty is awarded regardless of where the incident takes place ( Previously a replacement was allowed and a penalty was only awarded if the incident happened in the penalty area )

Land: Previously no restriction had been imposed on the transfer of land from Arabs to Jews, while now the White Paper stated: " The Reports of several expert Commissions have indicated that, owing to the natural growth of the Arab population and the steady sale in recent years of Arab land to Jews, there is now in certain areas no room for further transfers of Arab land, whilst in some other areas such transfers of land must be restricted if Arab cultivators are to maintain their existing standard of life and a considerable landless Arab population is not soon to be created.

Previously thought to belong to our Galaxy at a distance from Earth of about 50, 000 light-years, it was discovered in 1994 that M54 most likely belongs to the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy, ( SagDEG ), making it the first globular cluster formally thought to be part of our galaxy reassigned to extragalactic status, even if not recognized as such for nearly two and a quarter centuries.

Previously, most, if not all, double-deck trains, belonged to the Zürich S-Bahn network.

Previously, Ocean Spray had funded tests involving infecting mice with H. pylori, bacteria that cause stomach ulcers, and then feeding them cranberry juice to see if it had any positive effect.

Previously, a grey or ( if at a funeral ) a black neck-tie was obligatory.

Previously, a woman lost her U. S citizenship if she married a foreign man, since she assumed the citizenship of her husband — a law that did not apply to men who married foreign women.

Previously, an automatic 3-2 downshift occurred only if the driver pushed the accelerator to the floor.

Previously guidons were made of wool bunting, and if serviceable these older versions may still be used.

Previously known as tantalium, the name comes from Tantalus, a character from Greek mythology.

Previously the Inspector General of the Army, Constantine was appointed commander-in-chief of the Greek " Army of Thessaly " when the First Balkan War broke out in October 1912.

Previously, a liberal arts education rarely focused directly on a major, but would focus on both Greek and Latin classics.

Previously, the Philikí Etaireía under Alexander Ypsilanti had emerged in Moldavia, proclaiming a liberation from Ottoman rule that was backed by the then Moldavian Prince Mihail Suţu ( see Greek War of Independence ).

Previously, the town of Velia, a little south of Salerno, had a medical College with a school of medicine, which was established in Greek and Roman times.

Previously, Gagauz used the Greek and until 1996 the Cyrillic script.

Previously, when naming it as one of the most wanted games for the platform in November 2008, Eurogamer stated that problems emulating the Mode 7 graphics were responsible for its absence.

Previously, members who wanted office space had to rent quarters or borrow space in committee rooms.

Previously, members who wanted office space had to rent quarters or borrow space in committee rooms.

Previously, she had been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize three times, but in 2001 " she was not a finalist ... the Pulitzer board, which makes the final decisions, reviewed the jury's original three finalists and decided it wanted ' a broader choice.

Previously, Riggle's live comedy work was mostly improvisational and sketch based, but beginning in 2006 he wanted to try something different and decided to work on creating a stand-up comedy act.

Previously in December 2001, Sheffield Wednesday made a approach for Miller but rejected by Ispwich Town as Manager Joe Royle wanted to keep Miller.

Previously, hedgehogs would get their heads stuck in the container as they tried to lick the remaining food from inside the cup.

Previously, the entrance had been in the west wing of the building, so that visitors had to pass through the Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin ( Middle East Museum ) to get to the Pergamon Altar.

Previously, ACCA affiliates or members were given exemptions up to Module D. Now ACCA affiliates / members can get maximum of seven exemptions.

Previously they had been aligned with the Stables against the Volatiles, as humanity ( and especially the cybrid retrieval projects ) still posed some puzzles which when solved would help in the UI project, but it is implied that they feel they've gathered enough data, and have re-aligned now with the Volatiles to get rid of human kind.

Previously targeted by the ALF in 1996 when they release 8, 000 from the premises, they warned the farm that they had a year to " get out of the bloody fur trade " and release all their mink, signed by the Justice Department Anti-Fur Task Force.

Previously the Maine Green Party achieved ballot status in 1994 with the Jonathan Carter gubernatorial campaign, but lost it in 1997 after Ralph Nader failed to get 5 % of the vote for President in 1996, a requirement of state law that has since changed.