Prior to major influence from outside, there were approximately 25, 000 Aleuts on the archipelago.

Prior to 1930, Central Committee departments focused on major components of " political work ".

Prior to the 2008 elections, a decision to change the electoral date and extend the parliamentary mandate resulted in major controversy when the Assembly deputies snubbed the president and chose to extend their mandate.

Prior to the fall of Slobodan Milosevic, he personally united the parliamentary opposition in several major congresses.

Prior to the 1980s, heroin was typically transported from Burma to Thailand, before being trafficked by sea to Hong Kong, which was and still remains the major transit point at which heroin enters the international market.

Prior to major Taiwanese economic success, the mountainous areas held several endemic animal species and subspecies, such as the Swinhoe's Pheasant ( Lophura swinhoii ), Taiwan blue magpie ( Urocissa caerulea ), Formosan Black Bear ( Selanarctos thibetanus formosanus ), the Formosan Sika Deer ( Cervus nippon taiwanensis or Cervus nippon taiouanus ) and the Formosan landlocked salmon ( Oncorhynchus masou formosanus ).

Prior to the rise of the railroad industry, rivers and canals were the major " highways of commerce " in the American Midwest.

Prior to the release of HP-UX version 11. 11, HP used a decimal version numbering scheme with the first number giving the major release and the number following the decimal showing the minor release.

Prior to World War II, a number of major population transfers were the result of bilateral treaties and had the support of international bodies such as the League of Nations.

Prior to the battle, Germany had regarded Britain as a naval power and discounted her as a military force to be reckoned with, believing Germany's major enemies were France and Russia.

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 2009 – 10 NHL season, the Blackhawks made another major free agent purchase, signing Marian Hossa to a 12-year contract worth 62. 8 million dollars.

Prior to its abolition, the Cup Winners ' Cup was regarded as the second most prestigious European club competition out of the three major tournaments, behind the UEFA Champions League and ahead of the UEFA Cup, although many commentators felt the Cup Winners ' Cup was the easiest of the three competitions to win.

Prior to these changes, The Independent had a daily circulation of around 217, 500, the lowest of any major national British daily, climbing to claim a 15 % rise by March 2004 ( to 250, 000 ).

Prior to 1915, the major north-south roads ( Petaluma Hill Road and Stony Point Road ) bypassed Cotati.

Prior to and during World War II, the naval bases of Point Mugu and Port Hueneme were established in the area to take advantage of the only major navigable port on California's coast between the Port of Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay, and the bases in turn encouraged the development of the defense-based aerospace and communications industries.

Prior to 1992, Fairmont had been home to a major regional frozen food canning operation.

Prior to completion of I-35, traffic was routed directly through town ; generating significant sales revenue to many retailers which literally had a major highway running directly past their doors.

Prior to European-American settlement, a major Cayuga Indian village, Chonodote, stood near the present-day site of Aurora village.

Prior to the construction of the Northway ( Interstate 87 ), US Route 9 was the major north-south highway between Albany and Montreal, which made Schroon Lake a convenient stopping off point for travelers to purchase gas, lodging, and meals.

Prior to 1948 censuses mentioned five major tribes in the Negev: the Tayaha, Tarabin, Azazma, Jabarat and Hanajra.

The war poet Siegfried Sassoon, who appears as a major character in the first book, Regeneration, is relegated to a minor role in this final volume, in which the main players are the fictional working-class officer, Billy Prior, and the real-life psychoanalyst, William Rivers.

( Prior to this time, there was no equal access ; major research telescopes were privately funded, and were available only to the astronomers who taught at the universities that ran them.

Prior to the 1986 – 87 season at the age of 21, Yzerman was named captain of the Red Wings and continuously served for the next two decades ( dressing as captain for over 1300 games ), retiring as the longest-serving captain of any team in North American major league sports history.

" Popular discontent sparked a major uprising, the Pilgrimage of Grace, in which the former Prior Cockerell was implicated.

Prior to the 1900 season, the league changed its name to the American League and moved several franchises to larger, strategic locations.

Prior to this contract agreement the Padres had offered to renew Gonzalez's contract during the offseason at $ 380, 500, only $ 500 over the league minimum for the 2007 season.

Prior to the season, the league declined to approve the Raiders ' proposal to move from Oakland, California to Los Angeles.

Prior to that, each team essentially operated as its own business outside of the league.

Prior to that year, the league operated as a Division II conference.

Prior to the opening of Melching Field, the Hatters played at old Conrad Park on the same site, which also hosted spring training games in the 1940s and 1950s and the DeLand Red Hats, a Florida State League minor league franchise.

Prior to the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the United States Soccer Federation fulfilled promises to FIFA by aiding in the foundation of a new professional league.

Prior to reaching the 2003 final, the Earthquakes had rallied from four goals down to beat the Galaxy, 5 – 4 on aggregate, in a first-round playoff that many MLS watchers described as the greatest in league history.

Prior to the launch of Major League Soccer in 1996, teams from Los Angeles played in the Western American Soccer League, the North American Soccer League and the American Soccer League / A-League, winning ten league championships ( 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1974, 1976 ), seven Lamar Hunt US Open Cups ( 1958, 1964, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981 ), four regional championships ( 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961 ) and one international championship ( 1975 ).

Prior to 2010, the league saw a steady rate of expansion and contraction.

On January 13, 2009, Prior agreed to a one-year minor league contract with the San Diego Padres.

The minor league deal includes a $ 1 million option that would have been lifted if Prior pitched in the major leagues in 2009.

On June 30, 2010, Prior returned to USC to perform a workout for major league scouts, but the workout was judged as " just all right " by a veteran scout.

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

Prior stated his desire to return to the big leagues, four years after last being on a major league squad ; he hoped to catch on with the Rangers as a long / middle relief pitcher.

Prior signed a one-year minor league contract with the New York Yankees for the 2011 season.

Prior signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox on May 2, 2012.

Prior to the formation of the Premier League in 1992, most of the club's successes were before 1930, when it had gained league and FA Cup trophies on several occasions.

Prior to 2002, the league was known as the League of Wales, but changed its name as part of a sponsorship deal.

Prior to this Pollok had been champions of the Central league 8 times.

Prior to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the predominant design trend of big league ballparks was the symmetrical " multi-purpose stadium ".

Prior to the resolution of the 2004 – 05 lockout, the NHL was the only major North American professional sports league that had no luxury tax, revenue sharing, salary cap, or salary floor.

Prior to the 1975-76 season a group of Maryland businessmen bought the troubled Memphis franchise ( which the ABA league officers had taken over midway through the previous season ) for $ 1 million and relocated it to Baltimore.

Prior to this, the best team in the league during the regular season was allowed to hang a banner stating " NHL League Champions ".