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 Red Hat, Young built a couple of computer rental and leasing businesses, including founding Vernon Computer Rentals in 1984.

Prior to the 1999 season, where Lyn would have to play in the First Division, Lyn applied to play all their matches at Bislett to cut rental costs at Ullevaal.

Prior to 2010 Turtle Lake Lodge had a store and rental cabins with some facilities ; since the closure of those operations, South Bay is the only beach on the lake with store / gas / restaurant & lounge operations.

Prior to the game's release, Newsweek called Atari's procurement of the intellectual property its " biggest coup ".

Prior to this date, the government had had a policy of simply leasing property for its military installations.

Prior to 1995, the motion picture and ancillary rights to the literary property were optioned by various entities, including Robert Mandel and Kerry Skogland.

Prior to the 18th century, private property usually referred to land ownership.

Prior to the American Civil War, a portion of the present campus was the property of the Bullard family of Natchitoches.

Prior to 2007, a second military installation on the southwestern portion of the airport property was known as " General Mitchell Air Reserve Station " and was home to the 440th Airlift Wing ( 440 AW ), an Air Mobility Command ( AMC )- gained unit of the Air Force Reserve Command ( AFRC ) flying the C-130H Hercules.

In 1501 he succeeded Sir John Kendal as Grand Prior in England, taking responsibility for all their property in England.

Prior to the construction of the JLC during an archaeological assessment of the property, the skeletal remains of an infant, believed to be from the 1830s or 1840s, were found in the soil at the site.

Prior to 1370 the manor passed to the Dabridgecourts through marriage and, in 1629, they sold the property to the Pitt family, cousins of the great father-and-son Prime Ministers.

Prior to the facility becoming contractor-operated, it was staffed primarily by civil service workers and military personnel, who were housed on government owned property neighboring Hawthorne, including the now-extinct town of Babbitt and military housing known as Schweer Drive.

Prior to his appointment to Bangladesh, Ambassador Milam was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Finance and Development with responsibility for international finance and development issues, including debt and investment, as well as intellectual property protection.

Prior to McKellar's threats to withhold Federal appropriation's for the purchase of uranium early in World War II, the TVA was commonly offering to give landholders " pennies on the dollar " for their property taken over by the TVA.

Prior to the formation of the Herbarium, plant collections tended to be the private property of the Regius Keeper.

Prior to the C-260, the Canadian Ministry of Health estimated that unattended cigarettes resulted in 2085 fires, 70 deaths and $ 28. 1 million in damages to property.

Prior to making any payment, the property owner should receive a Release of Lien from every supplier, contractor and subcontractor, which covers the materials used and the work performed on the project.

Prior to that, the idea of property entailed more the owner's dominion over a thing, placing restrictions on others from " messing " with the owner's property.

Prior to this, Slane Castle had been in the possession of the Flemings, Anglo-Norman Catholics who had aligned themselves with the Jacobites in the War of the Grand Alliance, and thus after the Williamite victory, their property was eligible for confiscation.

) Prior to the secession it was the property of the Virginia State Navy ( then called the York River ).

Prior to Warner's decision to film the property as a straight drama, Logan had offered Charles Boyer the role of César but the actor declined because he felt he could not sing and was unwilling to lip sync to someone else's voice.

Prior to 1957, the land today known as Yellow Gum Park where the quarry is located was part of the historic " Clear Hill " property, which stretched from the Plenty River east to Oatland Road.

Prior to the establishment of Caribbean Airlines, BWIA West Indies Airways was headquartered on the airport property in Piarco.

Prior to the Civil War, much of the property that now comprises Kirkwood belonged to the Kirkpatrick family.

Prior to demolition the house was offered to anyone who could remove it from the property.