Prior to the inauguration of the 2008 season, Henry Neumann resigned as president and entered politics.

Prior to the inauguration of the initial network, extensions were proposed in all directions, including the West Island.

Prior to the library's official inauguration in 1937, other libraries existed that performed the same function informally.

Prior to the inauguration of New Delhi in 1931, the New Delhi Railway Station was opened with a single platform near Ajmeri Gate in 1926, till then the Old Delhi Railway Station served the entire city.

Prior to its most recent rescheduling the fall Atlanta race was always run during the final stages of the NASCAR season, in either October or November, and was one of the ten races in the Chase from its inauguration in 2004 until 2008.

Prior to his inauguration as mayor in January 2011, Gray served as Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, and as Councilmember for Ward 7.

The solemn inauguration of the Priory followed, on 6 June 1876 and the first Prior appointed on the 29 September next.

Prior to this time, Judah had been a vassal of the Assyrian empire, but the rapid decline of Assyria after c. 630 led Josiah to assert his independence and institute a religious reform stressing loyalty to Yahweh, the national God.

Most notably, they traded with the Pittsburgh Pirates for outfielder Kenny Lofton and third baseman Aramis Ramirez, and rode dominant pitching, led by Kerry Wood and Mark Prior, as the Cubs led the division down the stretch.

Florida shut the Cubs out in Game 5, but young pitcher Mark Prior led the Cubs in Game 6 as they took a 3 – 0 lead into the 8th inning and it was at this point when a now-infamous incident took place.

Prior to the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, the UAE opposed the US led invasion.

* August 25 – Battle of Alcântara: Spanish armies, led by Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, defending the claim of King Philip II of Spain to the Portuguese throne, defeat the armies of Portuguese claimant António, Prior of Crato.

At the same time, a group of rebels led by Johanna Ferrour stormed the Tower of London and summarily executed those hiding there, including the Lord Chancellor ( Simon of Sudbury, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who was particularly associated with the poll tax ), and the Lord Treasurer ( Robert de Hales, the Grand Prior of the Knights Hospitallers of England ).

Prior to his assassination in August 2003, SCIRI was led by Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim ; afterwards it was led by the ayatollah's brother, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim.

Prior to the beginning of training camps, however, the NBA owners, led by commissioner David Stern, locked out the players in order to force a new collective bargaining agreement with the National Basketball Players Association ( NBPA ).

Prior to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, protests about local racial segregation which began quietly in Franklin Street restaurants led to mass demonstrations and disturbance.

Prior to this, a lack of numbers of Russian Blues led to cross breeding with the Siamese.

The Order is under the supervision of a Prior General in Rome, and as an international Order they are divided into various Provinces throughout the world, with each Province being led by a Prior Provincial ; ( 3 ) As an Order, they have a special commitment to corporate poverty as opposed to simply the poverty professed by the individual friar.

Prior to joining Maranatha, Sprouse led a secular incarnation of The Road Home which played extensively in Orange County, CA.

Prior to the mid-90s different platforms had used various custom solutions, but SGI's power in the graphics market, combined with the efforts of the OpenGL Architecture Review Board ( ARB ), led to the rapid standardization of OpenGL across the majority of the graphics workstation market.

Prior to his arrest, Vang Pao was slated to have an elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin named after him, a proposal that met with opposition over Alfred W. McCoy's allegations that Vang had been involved in war crimes and drug trafficking, with Gary Yia Lee and other scholars strongly disputing his claims Vang's June 2007 arrest later led the Madison School to reopen discussion on the school's naming.

Prior to the annual Yale – Princeton football game on November 18, 1916, Baker led a squadron of twelve aircraft, the most to have ever flown in military formation, from two fields over Palmer Stadium, home of the Princeton football team.

Prior experiences of ethnic discrimination increased and therefore decreased the likelihood that Latino immigrants would move from their original neighborhoods, while residing in metropolitan areas with large Latino populations led to geographic moves into " less Anglo " census tracts.

Prior to the 2009 NASL split several other cities had been mentioned as being locations where future USL-1 franchises might be launched, including St. Louis, Missouri ( led by the current PDL franchise St. Louis Lions ), Orlando, Florida ( with Mexican side Pachuca being rumored as connected to it ), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Detroit, Michigan, Hamilton, Ontario, San Antonio, Texas and Ottawa, Ontario.

Prior to the elections Frutos signed a polemic agreement with Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party ( PSOE ), then led by Joaquín Almunia.

Their month-long siege however, was ineffective, as a small force consisting of monks from the Jasna Gora monastery led by their Prior and supported by local volunteers, mostly from the szlachta ( Polish nobility ), fought off the numerically superior Germans mercenaries, saved their sacred icon, the Black Madonna of Częstochowa and, according to some accounts, turned the course of the war.

Prior to 1920, there were four dioceses in Wales, all part of the Province of Canterbury, and each led by its own bishop:

Prior to his invention, red rubber tubes were used, sterilized, and then re-used which often led to the spread of disease and also held a high risk of infection.

Prior to meeting Mallowan, Christie had not had any extensive brushes with archaeology, but once the two married they made sure to only go to sites where they could work together.

Prior to 1947, the only definition of first-class cricket had been one in Great Britain that dated from a meeting at Lord's in May 1894 between the Marylebone Cricket Club ( MCC ) committee and the secretaries of the clubs involved in the official County Championship, which had begun in 1890.

Prior to a meeting with rival brother, Esau, the biblical patriarch Jacob wrestles an angel on the shores of the Jabbok and is given the name ' Israel '.

Prior to the Governing Body meeting, Ministers adopted the Bali Declaration on the Treaty that commits them to engage in further enhancing Treaty implementation to help meet the challenges of agricultural biodiversity erosion, food insecurity, extreme poverty and the effects of climate change ; and calls upon parties and relevant stakeholders to prioritize activities relevant to the MLS, sustainable use of PGRFA, and Farmers ’ Rights, and to mobilize more funds.

Prior to meeting Yip Man, Leung Sheung trained in many styles of kung fu including Choi Li Fut, White Eyebrow, and Dragon style.

Prior to the meeting of Moody and Sankey in 1870, there was an American rural / frontier history of revival and camp meeting songs, but the gospel hymn was of a different character, and it served the needs of mass revivals in the great cities.

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Prior to the March convention, the Trotskyist " Socialist Appeal " faction held an organizational gathering of their own, meeting in Chicago, with 93 delegates gathering from February 20 – 22, 1937.

Prior to the meeting a Warrant is distributed to households in Maynard and posted on the town's website.

Prior to the 1922 – 23 season, the NHL would hold its governors meeting at the Royal Connaught Hotel on King Street, where visiting teams stayed as well.

Prior to the American Revolution, in 1772, during a political meeting at the Warren's home, they formed the Committees of Correspondence along with Samuel Adams.

Prior to Evans meeting and having a relationship with The Notorious B. I. G., she was involved in a relationship with Kiyamma Griffin.

Prior to January 2006 election, Fontaine and two vice-chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations had a meeting with Prentice.

Prior to European settlement of Australia the region of Blackheath and surrounding areas were thought to be a summer corroberee meeting place for several Aboriginal nations, these being Darug ( East ), Gundungurra ( South ) and Wiradjuri ( West ).

Prior to a formal hearing to terminate a member's occupancy some co-operatives issue a " Notice of Concern " to request the member to attend a Board of Directors meeting to attempt to resolve an issue of arrears or other behaviour contravening the co-operative's Occupancy By-law.

Prior to the 2006 / 2007 season, at a meeting with supporters, the chairman announced that club would revert back to its historical coat of arms.

Prior to 1977, a summer meeting also has held at Aqueduct, from mid-June to late July.

November 1, 2008: Georgia Tech 31, # 16 Florida State 28 Prior to the November 1st meeting between FSU and Georgia Tech, Bobby Bowden was undefeated against Georgia Tech.

Prior to that meeting, O ' Sullivan had travelled to Australia to get some early season competition in the Australian domestic outdoor season.

Prior to her meeting with Tokayev, when Rice was asked whether human rights or energy " would top the agenda " for the meeting with Tokayev, she refused to answer.

Prior to its closure the hall had become a meeting place for local artists, poets, folk musicians, and sculptors, including Arthur Dooley, Roger McGough, and Adrian Henri, forming what became known as the Liverpool Scene.

Prior to the cabinet meeting, Ljungberg had dismissed repeated demands for a total and immediate mobilization, made by the chief of the general staff, Rasmus Hatledal.