Prior to entry to high voltage area, terminal components must be grounded using a grounding stick.

Prior to the extraction, the hole made by the arrow shaft had been widened by inserting larger and larger dowels of elder pith wrapped in linen down the entry wound.

Prior to the center being built, visitors to the Capitol had to queue on the parking lot and ascend the stairs, whereupon entry was made through the massive sculpted Columbus Doors, through a small narthex cramped with security, and thence directly into the Rotunda.

Prior to the entry of Italy into World War I, Lussu joined the army and was involved in several skirmishes.

Prior to the initial MLS season a citywide public contest was created to decide the name for the team, the very first entry was a hit, and The Columbus Crew was born.

Prior to the US entry into World War II, however, both the Army and Navy required two years of college for their pilots program.

Prior to America's entry into the war, orders from Canada and the United Kingdom swelled the backlog of orders to three years.

Prior to his entry into politics, Fletcher was a family practice physician and a Baptist lay minister.

Prior to European entry, the creation narrative varied among surrounding local groups.

Prior to her entry into the house, various newspapers had reported that Jonsson had negotiated a £ 175, 000 payment, nearly eight times as much as some of the other celebrities.

Prior to China's entry into WTO – and thus the WFOEs – EJVs predominated.

Prior to his entry in films, he worked as a mechanic in Kozhikode and owned a metal workshop.

Prior to May 2007, visitors applied for entry passes at a special office in Tomsk.

Prior to his entry into the NFL supplemental draft, Bosworth had sent letters to various NFL teams stating that, if they drafted him, he wouldn't report to their training camp and he wouldn't play for them.

Prior to the lockout, in late 2003 the union proposed a system that included revenue sharing, a luxury tax, a one-time five percent rollback in player salaries, and reforms to the league's entry level system.

Prior to the opening of the road down to Fort Bay, this was the primary point of entry for supplies to the island.

Prior to the United States's entry into World War I, Halliburton gained exposure to shipboard engineering as a member of the United States Navy.

Prior to his entry into politics, President Barack Obama worked as an organizer for a Gamaliel Foundation FBCO organization in Chicago.

Prior to the U. S. entry into World War II, Quillen received a two-year Selective Service System Class 3-A draft deferment beginning in December 1940 through late November 1942.

Prior to the introduction of TPWS in the UK, " SPAD indicators " were introduced at ' high risk ' locations ( for example: the entry to a single track section of line ).

Prior to his entry into politics, he owned agricultural lands and a tea shop which he still owns.

Prior to his single grand prix entry, Morgan raced a Mini in the mid-1960s, and soon moved on to Formula Three.

Prior to his entry into the NHL, he played in the Czechoslovak and Slovak leagues and he had scored nine goals in eight games representing Slovakia at the 1994 Winter Olympic Games.

Prior to his entry into politics, and while practising his CA profession, he was a lecturer in Business Administration at Queen's University, his alma mater, in the capacity of Assistant Professor of Commerce.

Prior to American entry into the Second World War, the governments of the United Kingdom and the USA led by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt came to an agreement exchanging a number of obsolete ex-US Naval destroyers for 99-year base rights in a number of British Empire West Indian territories.

Prior to being involved in federal politics, he spent ten years in provincial politics.

Prior to this he had also practised law and held a post of provincial governor.

Prior to entering provincial politics, Klein considered himself a Liberal Party supporter, although he did support the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Brian Mulroney in the 1988 federal election .< ref >

Prior to the October 2011 provincial election he announced that he was retiring from political life and would not be running.

Prior to the enactment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 ( and continuing to the present day ), it was fairly common for a provincial law to be challenged on the grounds that it was a criminal statute, and thus ultra vires or beyond the province's legislative authority.

Prior to this performance, provincial Liberal support was regarded by many political insiders as soft and unsteady.

Prior to his provincial political career, Prevost served as mayor of the city of Beauport ( now part of Quebec City ) from 1948 to 1952 and was worked for the Beauport School Board for nearly 20 years at high-class various positions.

Prior to the 2006 federal election, the Winnipeg Free Press reported that some Manitoba Progressive Conservatives were trying to persuade Pallister to challenge Stuart Murray for the provincial leadership.

Prior to the 1925 provincial election, he was asked to become leader of the Nova Scotia Conservative Party after the leader of the party, W. L. Hall, was assaulted on the waterfront.

Prior was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1886.

Prior to entering provincial politics, he had been a card-carrying supporter of the Liberal Party of Quebec.

Prior to entering federal politics he was a provincial politician serving in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2005 and a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves serving as the Minister for Children, Community and Social Services, Energy and Francophone Affairs in addition to being the Government's Chief Whip.

Prior to the 1996 provincial election, the province was divided into 16 dual-member districts, each of which was represented by one member who held the title Assemblyman and one member who held the title Councillor.

Prior to the provincial highway downloadings of 1997, Highway 11 left its expressway route through Oro-Medonte at Crown Hill, transferring onto Penetanguishene Road for the remainder of its southerly route into Barrie and Toronto.

Prior to the 2007 provincial election, Smith was the only member of Gary Doer's cabinet to openly contemplate running for the party leadership after Doer retires.

Prior to the war, the city had a vibrant Armenian community with numerous schools and served as the provincial residence of the Archbishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Prior to the 2003 provincial election, she decided to leave her Radisson riding to run for the nomination in Wolseley.

Prior to the 2003 provincial election, Craitor defeated former party candidate Selena Volpatti for the Liberal nomination in Niagara Falls.

Prior to 1977, it was not considered unusual for Manitoba's provincial premiers to reserve the position of Treasurer or Finance Minister for themselves.

Prior to 2000, all provincial governors and heads of provincial legislatures sat in the Council ex officio while continuing to hold their territorial offices at the same time.

Prior to 1949, Restricted State Auditors were registered with the respective princely states and British provincial State Governments.

Prior to 1848, the provincial diet remained the only forum of German political activity.

Prior to the nomination, some members of the provincial party expressed concern about Hillier's candidacy, and the Toronto Star speculated that the party might disqualify him.

Prior to her election as a city councillor, Bussin served for 15 years as a senior political advisor at the provincial legislature for NDP Member of Provincial Parliament Morton Shulman.