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 that, there exist references to " badger dogs " and " hole dogs ", but these likely refer to purposes rather than to specific breeds.

* Jones, D. and H. Michaelis ( 1913 ), " A Phonetic Dictionary of the English Language ", Hanover-Berlin: Carl Meyer and Gustav Prior ; rpt in Jones ( 2002 ).

Prior to the Crucifixion the Jews are called Israelites, the honorific title of God's chosen people ; after it, they are called " Ioudaioi ", Jews, a sign that through their rejection of the Christ the " kingdom of Heaven " has been taken away from them and given instead to the church.

Prior to 1958 a method of raising energy in the coven's circle was by the practice of " binding and scourging ", mostly used as an initiation rite, and related to the Roman Catholic scourging used to heighten the initiates sensitivity and spiritual experience.

Prior nicknames included " Koba ", " Soselo ", " Ivanov " and many others.

Prior to this injunction, Brown released three vocal singles, including a cover of Louis Jordan's " Caldonia ", and the 12-bar blues rock and roll number, " Out of Sight ", which further indicated the future direction of Brown's musical sound.

Prior to 2002, available historical accounts noted that Beria had a notorious reputation that " almost certainly had some foundation ", but was ultimately inconclusive.

Prior to this system being put in place, users could " double dose " if they were able to convince the prescriber to give them a new prescription to replace the one that they had " lost ", by taking each prescription to a different pharmacy.

Prior to World War I, the British explosives chemist Oswald Silberrad obtained British and U. S. patents for a series of plastic explosives called " Nitrols ", composed of nitrated aromatics, collodion, and oxidising inorganic salts.

Prior to its creation as the Territory of the Saar Basin by the League of Nations after World War I, the Saarland ( or simply " the Saar ", as is frequently referred to ) did not exist as a unified entity.

Prior to the " turn around ", each party regards the other party's clock to be recording time differently than his own, but the noted difference is symmetrical between the two parties.

Prior to the Glorious Revolution of 1688, English judges were seen as " lions under the throne ", servile creatures of the King.

Prior to his days as a leading member of the Yippie movement, Hoffman was involved with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ( SNCC ), and organized " Liberty House ", which sold items to support the Civil Rights Movement in the southern United States.

The Prior Analytics contains his exposition of the " syllogistic ", where three important principles are applied for the first time in history: the use of variables, a purely formal treatment, and the use of an axiomatic system.

Prior to his next album Beefheart appeared in 1977 on the Tubes ' album Now, playing saxophone on the song " Cathy's Clone ", and the album also featured a cover of the Clear Spot song " My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains ".

The supercilious " abbot in waiting ", Prior Robert Pennant ( 1148 – 1167 ) succeeded Radulfus some time after the end of the Cadfael Chronicles.

Prior to 1982, separate liberal arts faculties existed amongst various " residential colleges ", ( Rutgers, Douglass, Livingston, University, and Cook colleges ) at Rutgers-New Brunswick.

Prior to the 1980s, these works were described by various terms including " illustrated song ", " filmed insert ", " promotional ( promo ) film ", " promotional clip " or " film clip ".

Prior to 1983, canon law required banns to be announced, or " asked ", in the home parishes of both parties on three Sundays or Holy Days of Obligation prior to the marriage.

Prior to 1988, children attended the Reddick School District known better as " RUCE ", an acronym that consisted of the villages that were part of the school district ( Reddick, Union Hill, Campus, and Essex ).

Prior to the opening of the Cherokee Strip in 1893, Capron, Oklahoma was first known as " Warren ", a small cattle station on the main line of the Santa Fe railroad.