Prior to the outbreak of the civil war in 1991, the roughly 53 state-owned small, medium and large manufacturing firms were foundering, with the ensuing conflict destroying many of the remaining industries.

Prior to Ravalomanana's resignation, concerns had arisen about the conflict of interest between his policies and the activities of his firms.

His personality reflects more modern, pragmatic attitudes and progressive ethics than those of his time, which often puts him in conflict with his brethren, particularly with his superior Prior Robert and Robert's clerk Brother Jerome, who disapprove of Cadfael for his casual attitude toward rules and for the privileges that are allowed him by their Abbot.

Prior to the United States ' involvement in the conflict, construction began on MacDill Field, the predecessor of present day MacDill Air Force Base.

Prior to his becoming editor, The Freeman had supported Senator Joseph McCarthy in his conflict with President Harry Truman on the issue of communism, " undiscriminatingly " according to some critics, but upon becoming editor, Hazlitt changed the magazine's policy to one of support for President Truman.

Prior to 2000, there was little conflict between pro-property anarchism and Marxism, due to the small size of pro-property anarchist movements and the focus of pro-property anarchist movements on behavioural change within their own perceived movement.

" Prior to the 2006 presidential elections, he stated that the Georgian-Ossetian conflict was not an inter-ethnic, but clearly a political one caused by Georgia's desire to impose on Ossetians the norms of Western democracy which could not be superior to the Caucasian traditional laws.

( In 2010, qualifying was held on Saturday to avoid a conflict with Super Bowl XLIV ) Prior to that it was held the Saturday before ( except 1992 ), and prior to the 1980s, the Wednesday before.

Prior to the conflict, Stepanakert was the largest city of the ( NKAO ), with a population of 70, 000 out of a total 189, 000 ( Armenians at the time comprised 75 % of the region's total population ).

Prior to the Battle of France, there were sentiments among many Allied soldiers, French and British, of pointless repetition ; they viewed the war with dread since they had already beaten the Germans once, and images of that first major conflict were still poignant in military circles.

Prior to the war, many Southerners proudly felt that their rich military tradition would allow them to prevail in the conflict.

Prior to 2008, the definition was: " Any person in an armed conflict who could be properly detained under the laws and customs of war.

Prior to the conflict, in 1861, Mayor Fernando Wood proposed New York City secession from the United States as a neutral sovereign city-state to be called Tri-Insula as a way to avoid the ravages of the war.

Prior to the war, disinherited Pandavas at Matsya kingdom, advised by Krishna, tried to find a diplomatic and peaceful solution to the conflict.

Prior to the 2008 Census, River Gee had an estimated population of 74, 800, including thousands of people who fled to Liberia following conflict in the Ivory Coast during 2002.

The Battle of Alcântara ( 1580 ) | Battle of Alcântara conflict between António, Prior of Crato and forces loyal to Phillip II of Spain

Prior to the formation of Bill Haley and the Saddlemen, which later became The Comets, Haley released several singles with other groups.

Prior to 1951, Communism lived within the urban labor forces in small study groups during 1944 to 1953 which it had a tremendous influence on these urban labor forces.

Prior to 1990 Saudi Arabia played an important role in restraining the many Islamist groups that received its aid.

" Prior to this, Adams had maintained a policy of refusing to condemn IRA or their splinter groups ' actions.

Prior to the European foundation of the city, there was no established nation state, and the population instead consisted of some indigenous semi-nomad groups that are collectively called Chichimecas.

Prior to the arrival of Arab armies in Palestine, many paramilitary groups in the Arab World, including the Muslim Brotherhood and the Arab Liberation Army ( ALA ), had volunteered to fight there.

Prior to the end of the Cold War, the consensus among students of large-scale violence was that ethnic groups should be considered irrational actors, or semi-rational at best.

Prior to 1915, purchasing associations had formed in at least 10 major cities in the country, including one of the earliest and most active groups in Buffalo, NY, founded in 1904, and the New York Association, formed in 1913, which eventually became the nucleus of the national organization.

Prior to the development of the formal Juno award ceremonies, RPM Magazine began polling its readers in 1964 to determine which artists and groups were considered the best in Canada.

Prior to that time, the area was inhabited for thousands of years by varying cultures of the hunter-gatherer groups of indigenous peoples during the late Woodland Period and earlier.

Prior to the arrival of foreign settlers, the area that would later become Kimble County was inhabited by several Native American groups, including the Comanche, Kiowa, Kiowa Apache, and Lipan Apache.

Prior to the 15th century AD, Polynesian people fanned out to the east, to the Cook Islands, and from there to other groups such as Tahiti and the Marquesas.

Prior to that time various denominational groups met in a log assembly house on the town square until it was torn down in 1844.

Prior to European settlement in the 1800s Native American groups inhabited the Seminole County area, including land in present-day Casselberry.

Prior to the American Civil War, some groups worked to establish a Western District of Columbia to include present-day Metropolis and the nearby area of Kentucky.

Prior to this, topological classes in combinatorial topology were not formally considered as abelian groups.

Prior to its hostile takeover, CAN provided information on groups that it considered to be cults, as well as support and referrals to exit counselors and deprogrammers.

Prior to the invasion, the CIA supported and supplied various groups with arms and other resources, but they were not included in the invasion plans due to concerns about information security.

Prior to this, the team's three supporters groups ( The Crew Supporters Union, The Hudson Street Hooligans, and La Turbina Amarilla ) sat apart because of differences between the groups ranging from age to ethnicity.

Prior to the arrival of European settlers, what is now called Ipswich was home to multiple tribal lands, including the Warpai tribe, Yuggera and Ugarapul Indigenous Australian groups.

Prior to European settlement the area around Yungaburra was inhabited by about sixteen different indigenous groups, with the custodians being Yidinji People and neighbouring Ngadjoni people.

Prior to the establishment of the Tang dynasty, the Bouyei and Zhuang were linked together ; the differences between both ethnic groups grew greater and from year 900 already they were two different groups.

Prior to 1973 the major revolutionary groups were the Peronist Armed Forces ( Fuerzas Armadas Peronistas, FAP ), the Marxist-Leninist-Peronist The Revolutionary Armed Forces ( Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias or FAR ) and the Marxist-Leninist Armed Forces of Liberation ( Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación or FAL ).

Prior for it seems quite probable that the shape of the flowers suggested the idea of a glove, and that associated with the name of the botanist Fuchs, who first gave it a botanical name, may have been easily corrupted into foxglove.

Prior to the Omride period the site appears to have been the center of an extensive wine and oil production area, which may have accounted for its choice as the new capital.

Prior to Tours, stirrups may have been unknown in the west.

Prior to recombination, electrons and holes may be separated either by doping the material to form a p-n junction ( in semiconductor electroluminescent devices such as light-emitting diodes ) or through excitation by impact of high-energy electrons accelerated by a strong electric field ( as with the phosphors in electroluminescent displays ).

Their politics may be different but such people share the morality of Laval and Pétain ... they are willing not only to tolerate evil, but to excuse it ... Both Jim Prior and Keith Joseph know that George Ward and Grunwick are not perfect, nor was Czechoslovakia perfect in 1938.

Prior to mixing, the ingredients may be deagglormerated by a milling or sieving process.

Prior to this discovery, it had been speculated that Ramesses III may have been killed by means that would not have left a mark on the body.

Prior to implementing ISO 14001, an initial review or gap analysis of the organisation ’ s processes and products is recommended, to assist in identifying all elements of the current operation and if possible future operations, that may interact with the environment, termed environmental aspects ( Martin 1998 ).

Prior to these, the local kami may be ritually installed in mikoshi and paraded through the streets.

Prior to the record run on 3 July 1938, it was calculated that was possible, and in fact Driver Duddington and LNER Inspector Sid Jenkins both said they may well have achieved this figure had they not had to slow for the Essendine junctions.

* Prior to parturition it may have a role inhibiting contractions, through increasing cAMP levels in the myometrium.

" T. C. Jerdon noted that " his is the most common Vulture of India, and is found in immense numbers all over the country, ... At Calcutta one may frequently be seen seated on the bloated corpse of some Hindoo floating up or down with the tide, its wing spread, to assist in steadying it ..." Prior to the 1990s they were even seen as a nuisance, particularly to aircraft as they were often involved in bird strikes.

Prior to European settlement aboriginal land use practices, including fire, influenced vegetation and may have maintained and modified savanna flora.

Prior to this step, compressed air may be blown up through the bottom of the filter to break up the compacted filter media to aid the backwashing process ; this is known as air scouring.

Prior to the construction of The Pentagon during the 1940s, the Second Empire-style Ohio State Asylum for the Insane in Columbus, Ohio was reported to be the largest building under one roof in the U. S., though the title may actually belong to Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, another Kirkbride Second Empire asylum.

Prior previous questions may bias later questions.

Prior to flight, most species shiver their flight muscles to warm them up, and, during flight, body temperatures may surpass 40 ° C (.

Prior to intercourse, oral sex may also prove very useful to relax and lubricate the vagina ( providing both partners are comfortable with it ).

Prior to that speculative trip Rore may have had some early music instruction in Antwerp.

Prior to 100 Christians may have been constrained by their position as a persecuted group from producing durable works of art.

Prior to that, he had worked as a tutor and may have served as an engineer and technical consultant in the entourage of Richelieu.

On recommendation of that body, the Grand Prior appoints all the Grand Officers, besides himself, and may also appoint members of either Grade I or Grade II as other officers, known as the Principal Officers, such as the Secretary-General, and honorary officers, such as the Genealogist, who all hold office for a period not exceeding three years.

The Grand Prior may also appoint a secretary of the order, who holds office at the pleasure of the Grand Prior or until resignation.

Prior to that discovery, it may have been thought the four More children were parentless London street waifs or children of people on Church relief, who were unwillingly sent to the New World by the Virginia Company as indentured labor.