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 arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern and central Chile was under Inca rule while independent Mapuche inhabited south-central Chile.

Prior to 1933, the ownership and management of the transport system in London was distributed among a large number of independent and separate organisations.

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 1791 Vermont was an independent state, known as the Vermont Republic, governed under the Constitution of the Vermont Republic.

Prior to 1984, AT & T Corp. also held investments in two smaller and otherwise independent companies, Cincinnati Bell and Southern New England Telephone ( SNET ).

The Discalced friars became an independent religious congregation with their own Prior General in 1592, and were raised to the status of a separate mendicant Order in 1610.

On August 3, 2010, Prior agreed to an independent league contract with the Orange County Flyers of the Golden Baseball League.

Prior to this transition, there were discussions about relocating the school and merging with Princeton University, but the administration opted to remain independent.

Prior to that they had been reported in the religious census as part of the movement that had its roots in the several independent movements that occurred through the leadership of people such as Thomas Campbell and Alexander Campbell, Walter Scott, and Barton W. Stone.

Prior to the establishment of the UK Statistics Authority, the statistical work of ONS, since June 2000, was scrutinized by the Statistics Commission, an independent body with its own chairman and small staff.

Prior to the modern independent political movement, many citizens of Quebec decided to express their dissatisfaction with federal elections by forming the Rhinoceros Party of Canada.

Prior to the National Front in Kosovo, the Albanian National Front Strongly advocated for an independent Kosovo from Yugoslavia prior to the break up.

Prior to its incorporation into Berlin in 1920, Köpenick was an independent town.

Prior to the ' official ' 1984 and 1985 Eldorado convertibles marketed by Cadillac, some 1979-83 Eldorados were made into coach convertibles by independent coachbuilders e. g. American Sunroof Corporation, Custom Coach ( Lima, Ohio-this coachbuilder turned a few 1977 and 1978 Eldorados into convertibles ), Hess & Eisenhardt.

Prior to the introduction of JUPAS in 1990, the admission process of tertiary education institutes were independent of each other, and two separate entrance examinations, the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination ( HKALE ) which was designed for a three years tertiary education curriculum ( mainly used by University of Hong Kong ), and Hong Kong Higher Level Examination ( HKHLE ), which was designed for a four years tertiary education curriculum ( mainly used by Chinese University of Hong Kong ) were provided for students.

Prior to the election, he switched from a Democrat to an independent.

Prior to the formation of Metro, the municipalities surrounding the central City of Toronto were all independent towns and villages.

Prior to the existence of the Department of Justice, the U. S. Attorneys were independent of the Attorney General, and did not come under the AG's supervision and authority until 1870, with the creation of the Department of Justice.

Prior to 1815 the area now known as " Jammu and Kashmir " comprised 22 small independent states ( 16 Hindu and 6 Muslim ) carved out of territories controlled by the Afghanistan Amir ( King ) combined with those of local small rulers.

Prior to his election to the federal parliament, Windsor was an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 2001, representing the electoral district of Tamworth.

Prior to this, the Catholic Church had only existed in the form of independent congregations in Sweden, for example, the Diocese of Stockholm which was founded in 1953.

Prior to its 2001 acquisition by Citytv's former parent company CHUM Limited, CKVU previously operated as an independent station and then later became a Global owned-and-operated station in 1997.

Prior to February 1, 2005 Kuguno was an independent town in the district of Ono, but has since merged with the City of Takayama.

Prior to the 1990s there were only a handful of independent schools in Sweden, mostly tuition-funded boarding schools.