Prior to Nazism, however, the term was used throughout Germanic language countries without negative connotations ( e. g. in Hermann Broch's novel The Sleepwalkers ), or often to refer to their homelands much as the word " motherland " does.

Prior to the suspension, Peace Corps had more than 100 volunteers throughout the country, and the program is gradually increasing its numbers again.

Prior to the Bantu expansion, it is likely that Khoisan languages, or languages like them, were spread throughout southern and eastern Africa.

Prior to the 19th century distinctive May day celebrations were widespread throughout West Cornwall, and are being revived in St. Ives and Penzance.

Prior to the independence as a modern state in 1947, the country was both independent and under various colonial empires throughout different time periods.

Prior to Prince's election black clergy made political endorsements and served as appointees to the Richmond School Board and other boards throughout the city.

Prior to the arrival of the missionaries, some 550 natives were scattered throughout the local area ; by 1790, the number of converted Christians had grown to 700, and just six years later nearly 1, 000 " neophytes " ( recent converts ) lived in or around the Mission compound.

Prior to the building of the Tribune Tower, correspondents for the Chicago Tribune brought back rocks and bricks from a variety of historically important sites throughout the world at the request of Colonel McCormick.

Prior to European contact, the area was inhabited by the Mocama, a Timucuan-speaking group who lived throughout the coastal areas of northern Florida.

Prior to that, the area was known as Bloomingdale throughout the 19th century and was initially settled as a farming village starting about 1712 with the " Bloomingdale Forge " built shortly thereafter to take advantage of the iron in the hills.

The Order is under the supervision of a Prior General in Rome, and as an international Order they are divided into various Provinces throughout the world, with each Province being led by a Prior Provincial ; ( 3 ) As an Order, they have a special commitment to corporate poverty as opposed to simply the poverty professed by the individual friar.

Prior to disbandment, the AFS used the ' Green Goddess ' extensively in support of the local fire services throughout the UK.

Prior to that, Galway had many one-room school houses scattered throughout the town.

They believe that “ The emergent ideology is a perversion of the Word of God and the doctrine of the Church of the Nazarene .” The group circulated a petition to members of the denomination, which was presented by 500 members to the Board of General Superintendents in January 2009, with the desire that “ Our fervent hope and prayer is that the General Superintendents will respond by purging our denomination of the emergent cancer before it is too late .” Prior to the most recent General Assembly held in July 2009, the Concerned Nazarenes advocated revising the Articles of Faith to affirm biblical inerrancy: “ Old and New Testaments are inerrant throughout and the supreme authority on everything the scriptures teach .” Further, they are concerned about the teaching of open theism and biological evolution in Nazarene universities ; invitations to emergent church leaders Brian McLaren, Leonard Sweet, and Doug Pagitt to speak at Nazarene institutions ; and the use of “ experiential works-based techniques for prayer ”, including prayer labyrinths, prayer stations and retreats to Roman Catholic monasteries.

Prior to and throughout most of the 20th century, common standard psychology viewed homosexuality in terms of pathological models as a mental illness.

Prior to the disestablishment of the Church in Wales in 1920, the Anglican church in Britain operated under the jurisdiction of the Church of England throughout Wales and England.

Despite the concerns, Prior and Wood continued to pitch high counts throughout the season.

Prior to the founding of Spümcø, two animators, John Kricfalusi and Lynne Naylor, would spend their time attempting to sell original cartoon ideas throughout the 1980s, while working for various animation studios like Filmation.

Prior to joining the Kings, despite the fact that he achieved solid statistics throughout his career, Abdur-Rahim held the NBA record for most number of games played without making a playoff appearance.

Prior to the arrival of the British, the lingua franca, or common language of trade and communication, was Persian, as it was in Punjab and throughout the region which later became West Pakistan.

Prior to the event, many fans were denied admission to the Wachovia Center despite waiting in line throughout the night.

Prior to the early 1950s, a large number of present-day residents of Ebeye lived on small islands throughout Kwajalein Atoll, which is in fact the largest atoll in the world, boasting close to 99 islands surrounding a massive lagoon.

Prior to World War I the reserve was used mainly for temporary encampments of volunteer soldiery from throughout Victoria held at Easter or after New Year.

Prior to the 1980s, meetings were held throughout the week.

Prior to this split, the entirety of eastern and central Massachusetts was assigned to the 617 area code – and callers only needed to dial 7 digits to reach anyone else in that same area.

Prior to the 2010 general election, the constituency covered the entirety of the two districts from which it takes its name, Torridge and West Devon ( apart from one West Devon ward ).

Prior to the late 1960s, nearly all countries that permitted divorce also required proof by one party that the other party had committed an act incompatible to the marriage.

Prior to the 1960s, it was common for such behaviour to be explained in terms of group selection, where the benefits to the organism or even population were supposed to account for the popularity of the genes responsible for the tendency towards that behaviour.

Prior to United States Supreme Court decisions Reynolds v. Sims and Baker v. Carr in the 1960s, the basis of representation in most state legislatures was modeled on that of the U. S. Congress: the members of the smaller chamber represented geography and members of the larger chamber represented population.

Prior to the 1960s, Dutchess County was primarily agricultural.

Prior to the 1960s, mens rea in the United States was a very slippery, vague and confused concept.

Prior to the 1960s and 70s, hospital emergency departments were generally staffed by physicians on staff at the hospital on a rotating basis, among them general surgeons, internists, psychiatrists, and dermatologists.

Prior to the 1960s and ' 70s, specialized gay communities did not exist as such outside Berlin and Amsterdam ; bars were usually where gay social networks developed, and they were located in certain urban areas where police zoning would implicitly allow so-called " deviant entertainment " under close surveillance.

Prior to the 1960s, explicit sexuality of any kind was not characteristic of genre speculative fiction.

Prior to the 1960s civil rights movement, decent affordable housing for African Americans professionals in South Florida was difficult to find.

Prior to the establishment of Haddon Township High School in the 1960s, most Haddon Township students attended Collingswood High School ; however, some attended Haddonfield Memorial High School or Audubon High School.

Prior to the 1960s, when guards would lead a condemned man down the prison hallway, they would call out, " Dead man walking!

Prior to her marriage to Taylor, Simon was briefly engaged to William Donaldson in the 1960s ( who jilted fiancée Sarah Miles for her ).

Prior to the 1960s, cartoons were mostly ignored by museums and art galleries.

Prior to research done by scientists in the 1950s and 1960s, it was widely believed that only men were able to produce falsetto.

Prior to the 1960s, the government of Quebec was controlled by conservative Maurice Duplessis, leader of the Union Nationale party.

Prior to the late 1960s, fleets of paddle steamers brought holidaymakers doon the watter from Glasgow to it and numerous other piers on the Clyde.

Prior to the 1960s, the Ontario Ministry of Education required seniors to complete a number of matriculation exams in order to graduate.

Prior to the late 1960s many public houses in the area were owned by the local brewer Hewitt Brothers and gave a distinctive local touch but following a takeover in 1969 by the brewer Bass-Charrington these have been re-badged ( many times ), closed or sold off.

Prior to the 1960s, it acted as the sole governing body for most of professional wrestling, operating as a talent and brand name franchiser for the inter-regional " territory " system.

Prior to the opening of the M5 motorway in the 1960s and 1970s, the A38 formed the main " holiday route " from the Midlands to Somerset, Devon and Cornwall.

Prior to the 1960s, the usual method of calculating probability was based on frequency: taking the ratio of favorable results to the total number of trials.

Prior to the 1960s, the South Shore was widely undeveloped, however after the building of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, its population rose sharply.

Prior to the 1960s, 108 freshwater rivers emptied into the lake.

Prior to the 1960s, Atlantic bluefin fisheries were relatively small scale, and populations remained stable.

Prior to the construction of the Murchison Highway in the 1960s, the town was connected with Burnie and North West Tasmania via the Emu Bay Railway.