Prior to becoming Emperor, Domitian's role in the Flavian government was largely ceremonial.

Prior to the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ), the economy of Saint-Domingue gradually expanded, with sugar and, later, coffee becoming important export crops.

Prior to becoming Chairman, he served as the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from March 2000 to September 2001.

Prior to becoming Chancellor, he had served as Minister of Defence ( 1969-72 ).

Prior to becoming the Comets, slapback was also used by bassist Al Rex, although to a lesser extent, on " Yodel Your Blues Away ".

Prior to becoming Emperor, Titus gained renown as a military commander, serving under his father in Judaea during the First Jewish-Roman War.

Prior to that, Japanese school children experienced increased military training introduced through their physical education classes, with military drills becoming a staple part of their curriculum.

Prior to becoming Empress regnant, Irene had been empress consort from 775 to 780, and empress dowager and regent from 780 to 797.

Prior to public service, McNamara was one of the " Whiz Kids " who helped rebuild Ford Motor Company after World War II, and briefly served as Ford's President before becoming Secretary of Defense.

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

Prior to becoming Delaware County, a large portion of the area was known as the Delaware District of the Cherokee Nation.

Prior to Rockdale becoming a county, the land had been inhabited by the Creek and Cherokee ; the boundary between the two native nations, the Hightower Trail, ran directly through area.

Prior to becoming an astronaut, he had attended the United States Military Academy, and from there he joined the United States Air Force and flew F-86s at Chambley-Bussieres Air Base, France.

Prior to becoming a NATO CoE, the institute was known as the Euro NATO Training Engineer Centre ( ENTEC ) and it was located in Munich.

Prior to becoming a park the area was home to the Ngemba and a sheep station.

Prior to that time, the territory now included in Badger Township was within the watershed of the Red River Valley and hence technically a part of Rupert's Land and Assiniboia before becoming part of British Canada as a result of the boundary settlement in the Treaty of 1818, a which fixed the international border at the 49th parallel north from the Northwest Angle of Lake of the Woods westward to the Rocky Mountains.

Prior to becoming a village, the area that constitutes modern day Brockport was primarily occupied by the Muoio Indian tribe ( A branch of the Seneca ).

Prior to the realignment, which was done first, the roadway followed 2nd Street to Crosby Street, then bore right onto E. 4th Street, widening to four lanes and becoming the " Industrial Highway " in Eddystone.

Prior to becoming King of Persia, he held the title Great King of Armenia.

Prior to becoming president in 1997, McAleese had also held the following positions: Director of Channel 4 Television, Director, Northern Ireland Electricity, Director, Royal Group of Hospitals Trust and Founding member of the Irish Commission for Prisoners Overseas.

Prior to Perspex becoming available in 1933, windows were either safety glass, which was heavy, or cellulose nitrate ( i. e.: guncotton ) which yellowed quickly and was extremely flammable.

Prior to becoming ordained, Hammer signed with Suge Knight's Death Row Records by 1995.

Prior to becoming king, Duke Christian was sent to Norway in 1506 by John II ( also called Hans ), King of Norway ( 1483 – 1513 ) to take charge of the kingdom.

Prior to becoming king, Duke Christian was sent to Norway in 1506 by John II ( also called Hans ), King of Norway ( 1483 – 1513 ) to take charge of the kingdom.

Prior to becoming Prime Minister, Jagland served as party secretary from 1986 to 1992, and subsequently party leader until 2002, when he was succeeded by Jens Stoltenberg.

Prior to the Civil War's beginning in 1861 ( when she became the Union's Superintendent of Female Nurses ), she investigated the conditions of many jails, mental hospitals, and almshouses, and presented her findings to state legislatures.

Prior to the assassination he had also worked for the Office of Naval Intelligence, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and was a former New Orleans police department Assistant Superintendent.

* Prior to filing a Proposal under Division I, the insolvent individual may file a notice of intention to stay the creditors so that a Division I proposal can be filed with the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy prior to the expiration of 30 days of the filing of the Notice of Intention

John Wesley in " Thoughts on the Character and Writings of Mr. Prior " ( 1782 ) compared the poet Matthew Prior with Pope, mostly to the detriment of the latter ; in this essay, Wesley says of Pope:

* John Wesley, " Thoughts on the Character and Writings of Mr. Prior " and " Journals " in Wesley's Works as given in " The Master Christian Library " v. 8 ( by Ages Software ).

Prior to the revolution American Methodism consisted of itinerant preachers commissioned by John Wesley the founder of the Methodist societies in England.

Prior to the war, the Methodist itinerant preachers were appointed to form societies, but they were expected by Wesley to work within the Anglican Church, as they were not ordained.

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 that he served as a counselor in the Massachusetts Boston Mission Presidency.

Mission Possible ( B )- Prior to the competition, participants will design, build, test and document a " Rube Goldberg – like device " that completes a required Final Task using a sequence of consecutive tasks.

Prior to his appointment as a general authority, Hales was president of the England London Mission in the late 1970s.

Prior to running for public office, McCarthy taught English at Shawnee Mission South High School and the Sunset Hill School.

Prior to Land's notoriety in the realm of academics, he was known for his devotion to urban missions ( founder: Atlanta ’ s Mission Possible, Inc., 1970 ) and his role as a civil rights community organizer ( 1964-1968 ).

Prior to the Victorian State Government's privatisations from the mid-1990s, a 49 % stake was sold to Mission Energy.

Prior to Paris Blake served in Managua, Nicaragua, Moscow, Russia, Tokyo, Japan, Tunis, Tunisia, and as Deputy Chief of Mission in Kinshasa.

Prior to union it was known at the Central Methodist Mission.

Prior to the Spanish Mission era, native Huchiun and Jalquin tribes of Ohlone Indians populated the general area.

Prior to the closure of the Campaign servers, two modes of play existed for online combat ; Campaign Mode and Free Mission mode.

Prior to the mass conversions to Buddhism, some Mahar had converted to Christianity after evangelization by American Marathi Mission and Church Mission Society, United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel by Church of England in the nineteenth century.