Prior to its proclamation as a British settlement in 1836, the area around Adelaide was inhabited by the indigenous Kaurna Aboriginal nation ( pronounced " Garner " or " Gowna ").

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

Prior to achieving its independence, Cuba was a colony of Spain.

Prior to its takeover the company was headquartered in a facility in Northwest unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States that now serves as HP's United States headquarters.

Prior to the suspension, Peace Corps had more than 100 volunteers throughout the country, and the program is gradually increasing its numbers again.

Prior to Verdi's body's being driven from the cemetery to the official memorial service and its final resting place at the Casa di Riposo per Musicisti, Arturo Toscanini conducted a chorus of 820 singers in " Va, pensiero ".

Prior to the implementation of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 1996 enacted by the British Parliament, Hong Kong represented its interests abroad through the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices ( HKETOs ) and via a special office in the British Embassies or High Commissions, but the latter has ceased after the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred to the PRC and became a special administrative region ( SAR ) of the PRC in 1997.

Prior to embarking for England, Hamlet hides Polonius's body, ultimately revealing its location to the King.

Prior to 1983, the town was in an eponymous seat of its own.

Prior to the invasion of neutral Belgium by German forces, Hergé published humoristic drawings in L ' Ouest, a paper run by future collaborator Raymond de Becker and which strongly advocated that Belgium not join the war alongside its World War One allies France and Britain.

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

Prior to its conception, laparoscopy was a surgical approach with very few applications, mainly for purposes of diagnosis and performance of simple procedures in gynecologic applications.

Prior to its expansion under Philip II, the ancient kingdom of Macedonia, to which the modern region owes its name, lay entirely within the current Greek province of Macedonia.

Prior to its acquisition by Chevron, Unocal settled a similar human rights lawsuit for a reported multi-million dollar amount.

Prior to 1991, the Soviet economy was the second largest in the world, but during its last years it was afflicted by shortages of goods in grocery stores, huge budget deficits, and explosive growth in money supply leading to inflation.

Prior to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone and its eventual decipherment, there had been no understanding of the Ancient Egyptian language and script since shortly before the fall of the Roman Empire.

Prior to his work on the saxophone, Sax made several improvements to the bass clarinet by improving its keywork and acoustics and extending its lower range.

Prior to its dissolution in 1991, the USSR had the second largest economy in the world after the United States.

Prior to its creation as the Territory of the Saar Basin by the League of Nations after World War I, the Saarland ( or simply " the Saar ", as is frequently referred to ) did not exist as a unified entity.

Prior to its formal accession to the United Nations, Switzerland had maintained an observer role at the UN's General Assembly and its Economic and Social Council.

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 its affiliation with The Greens – European Free Alliance, the SNP had previously been allied with the European Progressive Democrats ( until 1984 ), Rainbow Group ( 1989 – 1994 ) and European Radical Alliance ( 1994 – 1999 ).

Prior to its inclusion in the World Championship it was held at a multitude of venues in every state of Australia.

Prior to the inclusion of the Bill of Rights, this was the only mention of religious freedom in the Constitution.

Prior to its inclusion in newborn screening, short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency ( SCADD ) was thought to be life threatening.

Prior to its inclusion in the trailer, it was " a version of that song that never seemed to get any notice ", but as Corgan ultimately discovered, " the massive jump in online sales seems to indicate it might be worth it for us and for the movie ".

Prior to the inclusion of Rugby Sevens into the Olympic Games, the IRB stated that their intention would be to end the World Cup Sevens so that the Olympic Games would be the one pinnacle in a four year cycle for Rugby Sevens

Prior to the inclusion of Rugby Sevens into the Olympic Games, the IRB stated that their intention would be to end the World Cup Sevens so that the Olympic Games would be the one pinnacle in a four year cycle for Rugby Sevens.

Prior to this innovation by Wilson and its subsequent inclusion in publications, Wiccan ideas of reciprocal ethics were far less defined and more often interpreted as a kind of general karma.

Prior to its inclusion in Cats, the tune was ear-marked for earlier Lloyd Webber projects, including a ballad for Perón in Evita and as a song for Max in his original 1970s draft of Sunset Boulevard.

Prior to the census, Plaid Cymru backed a petition calling for the inclusion of a Welsh tick-box and for the National Assembly to have primary law-making powers and its own National Statistics Office.

Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904.

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 Stephen's alliance with Pepin, Rome had constituted the central city of the Duchy of Rome, which composed one of two districts within the Exarchate of Ravenna, along with Ravenna itself.

The Primus Pilus was also a Pilus Prior, and the most senior of all the centurions within the legion.

Prior to 1971, one of the chief features of the Bretton Woods system was an obligation for each country to adopt a monetary policy that maintained the exchange rate of its currency within a fixed value — plus or minus one percent — in terms of gold.

Prior to the 1890s Perthshire's boundaries were irregular: the parishes of Culross and Tulliallan formed an exclave some miles away from the rest of the county, on the boundaries of Clackmannanshire and Fife ; while the northern part of the parish of Logie formed an enclave of Stirlingshire within the county.

Prior to the Hellenic era, two civilizations had existed within the region, the Minoan and the Mycenaean.

Prior to the 1950s, the various stages of the recording and marketing process had been carried out by different professionals within the industry – A & R managers found potential new artists and signed them to their labels ; professional songwriters created new material ; publishing agents sold these songs to the A & R people ; staff engineers carried out the task of making the recordings in company-owned studios.

Prior to World War I, bayonet doctrine was largely centered around the concept of ' reach '; that is, a soldier's theoretical ability, by use of an extremely long rifle and fixed bayonet, to bayonet an enemy soldier without having to approach within reach of his opponent's blade.

In State Board of Equalization v. Young's Market Co.,, the Supreme Court recognized that " Prior to the Twenty-first Amendment it would obviously have been unconstitutional " for a state to require a license and fee to import beer anywhere within its borders.

Prior to that, the headquarters was in Philadelphia, within a few miles of three member schools ( Temple, Saint Joseph's, and La Salle ).

Prior to the formation of Patrick County, one of the Virginia colony's first frontier forts lay within the boundaries of what was then Halifax County on the banks of the North Mayo River.

Prior to 1870, the Town and later City of Richmond was located within Henrico County.

The Shakopee-Mdewakanton Indian Reservation is located entirely within the county and within the cities of Prior Lake and Shakopee.

Prior to settlement the county of DeKalb that Sycamore is contained within was populated by the Pottawatomie.

Prior to European colonization, the Susquehannock people occupied the territory now within the borders of Manchester.

Prior to 1728 it was considered a part of Salem, and contains territory previously within the limits of Andover, Boxford, and Topsfield.

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.

Portions of the Shakopee Mdwakanton Sioux Community ( SMSC ) tribal lands are within the boundary of the City of Prior Lake as annexed in 1972.

The easterly portion of Spring Lake along County Road 12 is also located within the City of Prior Lake limits.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Bloomingdale Boro had been in state legislative district 26. Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has placed Bloomingdale entirely within the 11th Congressional District, a change that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Bridgewater Township had been in state legislative district 16. Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has shifted boundaries so that Bridgewater will no longer be split between districts and will be entirely within the 7th district, a change that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

Prior to 1986, Chestnut Ridge was an unincorporated area within the town of Ramapo often referred to as " South Spring Valley " ( its fire district ), as many postal addresses carried the Spring Valley designation.