Prior to partition, both regions had cholera pathogens with similar characteristics.

Prior to the development of DTMF, numbers were dialed on automated telephone systems by means of pulse dialing ( Dial Pulse or DP in the U. S .) or loop disconnect ( LD ) signaling, which functions by rapidly disconnecting and re-connecting the calling party's telephone line, similar to flicking a light switch on and off.

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

Prior to contact with Europeans, most tribes used similar weaponry.

Prior to 1973, Conservative Judaism had more limited roles for women and was more similar to current Modern Orthodoxy, with changes on issues including mixed seating, synagogue corporate leadership, and permitting women to be called to the Torah.

Prior to this discovery, this origin had been suspected from the similarity of the grapes ' names and the fact that Cabernet Sauvignon shares similar aromas with both grapes — such as the black currant and pencil box aromas of Cabernet franc and the grassiness of Sauvignon blanc.

Prior to the wide availability of steel, rocks of iron pyrite would be used along with the flint, in a similar ( but more time-consuming ) way.

Prior to his character's appearance on The 11 O ' Clock Show, Baron Cohen had portrayed a similar character named MC Jocelyn Cheadle-Hume on a show he presented called F2F, which ran on a satellite channel called Talk TV ( owned by Granada Television ).

Prior to the Jet Age, it was common for the same or very similar engines to be used in civilian airliners as in military aircraft.

Prior to the 1990s there was a wide cooperation between pioneer and similar movements of about 30 countries, coordinated by the international organization, International Committee of Children's and Adolescents ' Movements (, CIMEA ), founded in 1958, with headquarters in Budapest.

Prior to Hippocrates, epidemios, epidemeo, epidamos and other variants had meanings similar to the current definitions of " indigenous " or " endemic ".

Prior to this, a similar flag appeared in the Coat of Arms of King John III's duchy, which is today Finland Proper.

Prior to the second-to-last challenge, the players are usually treated to a small food reward ( a hearty breakfast or similar meal ) for making it this far.

Spring Lake, with 290 acres, but being a few minutes further out from the metro area offers similar recreational opportunities as Upper Prior Lake with a more rural character and less traffic.

Prior to the revamping in 2008, the games played for the car were similar to the pricing games seen on The Price Is Right, but were based on luck rather than having the contestant guess the actual price of the car.

Prior to the takeover, Menzies ' larger Scottish stores ( carrying a very similar range of products to High Street W H Smith stores elsewhere ) dominated the market, and the latter's presence was minimal.

Prior to acquiring Virgin. net, NTL offered a similar package called NTL Freedom.

Prior to the Second Morrill Act, 17 states excluded blacks from access to the land grant colleges without providing similar educational opportunities.

Prior to statehood in 1907, the office was preceded by a Presidential appointed Governor of Oklahoma Territory with similar powers.

Prior to statehood in 1861, the office was preceded by a Presidential appointed Governor of Kansas Territory with similar powers.

Prior to using Keynote, Jobs had used Concurrence, from Lighthouse Design, a similar product which ran on the NeXTSTEP and OpenStep platforms.

Prior to 1889, Confederate veterans had no national organization similar to the Grand Army of the Republic.

In a development that foreshadowed a similar one in computer science, Prior took this under advisement, and developed two theories of branching time, which he called " Ockhamist " and " Peircean ".

Prior to this, quadrant-selected automatic transmissions often used a P-N-D-L-R layout, or similar.

Prior to this event, the technique had been published in an issue of 391 in the poem by Tzara, dada manifesto on feeble love and bitter love under the sub-title, TO MAKE A DADAIST POEM

Prior to that event, the north-flowing Steubenville River ( no longer in existence ) ended between New Martinsville and Paden City, West Virginia.

Prior to that event, the vessel is referred to as " USS Name ," but afterward the " USS " is dropped and it is referred to as " ex-Name.

Prior to 2008, this event encompassed two jumps from the ski jumping normal hill, and 15 km cross country skiing.

Prior to their convictions, Gotti allowed Gallo to retire and promoted Sammy Gravano in his place while slating Frank Locascio to serve as acting underboss in the event of Armone's imprisonment.

Prior to the beginning of each event, the Festival's board of directors appoints the juries who hold sole responsibility for choosing which films will receive a Cannes award.

Prior to 1951, there was no method that the U. S. government could use to broadcast warnings to citizens in the event of an emergency.

Prior to the event, Levy had slapped Bonaduce while visiting Bonaduce's dressing room.

Prior to the concert, the promoters of the event were determined to avoid the gate-crashing that had occurred at previous festivals, and had characterized the site as " defensible ", describing the 12-foot plywood and steel fence intended to keep out those without tickets.

Prior to that it was the date of, an event relating to Shintoism.

Prior to 1984, Olympic football was an amateur event, meaning that only non-professional players could participate.

Prior to 2004, this mostly annual event was billed as the " ComedySportz National Tournament ".

Prior to its official April 15 opening, 60, 000 people toured the new facility during a two day open house event.

Prior to this, the government relied on the monks from the traditional schools in Nara to perform rituals, such as chanting the Golden Light Sutra to bolster the government, but this event marked a new reliance on the esoteric tradition to fulfill this role.

Prior to the event, Storm commended Bryan Danielson and say that he is the one person to make him come out of retirement.

Prior to the advent of GNSS, Celestial Navigation was also used by trained navigators on military bombers and transport aircraft in the event of all electronic navigational aids being turned off in time of war.

Prior to the ejections, a US electronic surveillance plane monitoring the event recorded the lead Libyan pilot report to his ground controller that he had fired a missile at one of the US fighters and gave no indication that the missile shot was unintended.

Prior to this event, Charles I had been executed by order of the Parliament of England and the monarchy overthrown.

Prior to this move the event was invitation only, and the increased size of the Vector Arena enabled the event to be attended both by invitation and by the public through sale tickets.

Prior to the event, many fans were denied admission to the Wachovia Center despite waiting in line throughout the night.

Prior to the event, a banner was raised to the rafters of the Wachovia Center in honor of Simmons's Wing Bowl accomplishments.

Prior to this, Purple Line Express trains were occasionally diverted to the Outer Loop in the event of emergencies or signal problems in the Loop.

Prior to that season, students had performed their own research for each event, and test writers did not have to base their questions on material USAD published.