Prior to 1976, it was known as the Canadian Radio and Television Commission, which was established in 1968 by the Parliament of Canada to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors.

Prior to the NES version, Nintendo also made a Duck Hunt game based on Laser Clay Shooting System released in 1976.

* A. N. Prior ( 1976 ) Papers in Logic and Ethics.

Prior to 2005, after the top two cars were set, the top 14 cars in the qualifying races advanced to the field, and then between six ( 1998 – 2003 ), eight ( 1995 – 97, 2004 ), or ten ( until 1994 ) fastest cars which did not advance from the qualifying race were added, and, since 1976, between one and seven cars were added by previous year's points performance and or championship, except for 1985, when no such car was eligible for a provisional starting spot, the only time that happened in the Daytona 500 from when the provisional was added in 1976 through 2004.

Prior also sang backing vocals on the title track of Jethro Tull's 1976 album Too Old To Rock and Roll, Too Young To Die.

Prior to 1976 it was part of the Diwaniya Province, which also included present day Al Muthanna Governorate and Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate.

Prior to 1976 the province was known as Muntafiq Province.

Prior to 1976 it had been named Kirkuk Province.

Prior to 1976, it was called Mosul Province and also included the present-day Dohuk Governorate.

Prior to Keith's signing with Sparrow Records and two years before the release of " No Compromise ", Tommy James ( of Tommy James and the Shondells ) released " Don't Wanna Fall Away From You " on his 1976 Fantasy album titled " In Touch ".

Prior to 1976, Cuba was divided into the following provinces ( from west to east ):

Prior to the launch of Major League Soccer in 1996, teams from Los Angeles played in the Western American Soccer League, the North American Soccer League and the American Soccer League / A-League, winning ten league championships ( 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1974, 1976 ), seven Lamar Hunt US Open Cups ( 1958, 1964, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981 ), four regional championships ( 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961 ) and one international championship ( 1975 ).

I. M. Bochenski ( Turin, 1947 ) – also quoted in Prior 1976

Prior to modern times, the three main branches of the current corporate family tree were for many years themselves systems: Norfolk and Western, formed in 1881, Southern Railway System in 1894, and Conrail, formed much later, in 1976 .< ref name = trainsmag >

Prior to his election to Congress, Castle served as a member of the Delaware General Assembly, first in the State House of Representatives ( 1966 – 1967 ) and then in the State Senate ( 1968 – 1976 ).

Prior to 1976, this is also the business section's name of New Straits Times.

Prior to 1976 it was known as Kut Province.

Prior to 1976 it was part of Ninawa Governorate, which was called Mosul Province.

Prior to 1976 the province was known as Amara Province.

Prior to the 1976 season, Lemon was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Prior to the perihelion passage, and using 28 positions obtained between 1975 August 10 and 1976 January 27, Comet West was estimated to have an orbital period of about 254 thousand years.

Note: Prior to approximately 1976, most Nikon lenses had a suffix appended directly after the " Nikkor " name that was used to denote the number of optical elements in the lens design.

Prior to the 1976 – 77 NHL season, Charron signed as a free agent with the Washington Capitals, where he played until he retired following the 1980 – 81 NHL season.

Prior to the official spinoff of LP, Georgia-Pacific had transferred several of its operations to LP ownership, including its Samoa, Ukiah, Intermountain, Weather-Seal, and Southern divisions, as well as its 50 percent investments in Alaska's Ketchikan Pulp Company ; Ketchikan Spruce Mills, Inc .; and Ketchikan International Sales Company.

Prior to 1993, rulers, in their personal capacity, were immune from any proceedings brought against them .< ref >

Prior to the commencement of the invasion four Navy SEALs, Lt Edward S. Coughlin, EN-3 Timothy K. Eppley, ET-1 Randy L. Beausoleil, and PH-2 Chris Dye, swam underwater into the harbor on Draeger LAR-V rebreathers and attached C4 explosives to and destroyed Noriega's personal gunboat the Presidente Porras.

Prior to becoming the personal physician to the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, Galen treated and studied at the famed asclepieion at Pergamon.

Prior to that, he was a noted New York municipal bond lawyer, director of Nixon's 1968 presidential campaign, and one of Nixon's closest personal friends ; after his tenure as Attorney General, he served as director of Nixon's 1972 presidential campaign.

Prior to the construction of a museum on the site, archaeologists unearthed a mass grave and personal belongings of the Jewish victims.

Prior to the introduction of the term " PDA " by Apple in 1992, handheld personal organizers such as the Sharp Wizard and the Psion Organiser were also referred to as " PIMs ".

Roger Prior has argued that the playwright had access to Lord Hunsdon's personal copy of Froissart and quoted some of Hunsdon's annotations.

Prior to the mid-20th century, these improvements in public health were primarily in the areas of food handling, water supply, sewage, and personal hygiene.

Prior to the establishment of parliament, the monarch ruled absolutely by the issuing of his personal written orders, open or closed.

Prior to baptism, they are required to respond to a series of questions to assess their suitability, and to make a personal dedication to serve God.

Prior to the close of the 19th century, most general honours within the British Empire were bestowed by the sovereign on the advice of his or her British ministers, who sometimes forwarded advice from ministers of the Crown in the Dominions and colonies ( appointments to the then most senior orders of chivalry the Most Noble Order of the Garter and the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle had been made on ministerial advice since the 18th century and were not restored to the personal gift of the sovereign until 1946 and 1947, respectively ).

Prior to this and for quite some time after, many other personal computer systems instead used their main, general purpose CPU to handle almost every aspect of drawing the display short of generating the final video signal.

Personal Allowance – Prior to the Exchequer's 2008 pre-budget report, ASI made a case for the personal income tax allowance to be raised to £ 12, 000 ( from the current £ 6, 035 allowance ) for all UK taxpayers.

Prior to baptism a person writes a personal statement of confession and becomes a full member of the community upon being baptized.

Prior to its adoption as the Privy Seal of the United Kingdom after the Act of Union 1707, its most notable appearance in Scottish history was its capture by the Scots in the aftermath of the Battle of Byland Ridge in 1322, when the Scots led by Robert the Bruce almost captured Edward II, who was forced to flee leaving behind many personal possessions including the Privy Seal.

( Prior to replacing Curly on film, Shemp had substituted for his brother in some personal appearances in the early 1940s.

Prior to trial, during the discovery phase of the litigation, Tylo's lawyers won a partial victory in an interlocutory appeal challenging a lower court's order compelling her to answer a broad range of personal questions.

Prior to this, a Ruler was immune from any proceedings brought against them in their personal capacity.

For personal reasons, Prince Charles-Phillippe has decided in March 2010 to step down from his position as Grand Master but to maintain his participation in the Order ’ s activities in the capacity of Grand Master Emeritus, Grand Prior of France and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Order.

Prior to his election to the Legislature he was an attorney in Chico who operated a small general law practice and specialized in criminal defense, workers ' compensation, and personal injury law.

Prior to his death in 1976, Scott had arranged for his personal photographic collection — some 30, 000 negatives and prints — to be transferred to the Historical Office.

Prior to the advent of personal file storage services, off-site backup services were not typically affordable for individual and small office computer users.

Prior to Vatican II they provided personal assistance to the Pope on formal state occasions as members of the Papal Court.

Prior to being implanted with the alien symbiote, Patrick Mulligan was one of New York City's finest cops, yet he was also troubled with various personal problems.