Prior to a child reaching Bar or Bat Mitzvah, the child's parents hold the responsibility for the child's actions.

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 1904, Waimangu Geyser, in New Zealand, had some taller eruptions capable of reaching but in 1904 a landslide changed the local water table and since then Waimangu has not erupted.

Prior to reaching Basra, A Squadron ( with 1BWBG ) fought in and around Az Zubayr and C Squadron was detached from the SCOTS DG BG to fight with 3 Commando Brigade ( 3 Cdo Bde ) south of Basra that included Britain's largest tank engagement since the Gulf War, when 14 Challenger 2 tanks, engaged and destroyed 14 Iraqi tanks ( the so-called ' 14 – 0 ' engagement ).

Prior to competing in Italy, Shilton had another eventful season with Forest, reaching a third consecutive League Cup final, with Wolverhampton Wanderers the opponents at Wembley.

Prior to its closing in late 1969, Eastern State Penitentiary ( then known as State Correctional Institution, Philadelphia ) had established a far reaching program of group therapy with the goal of having all inmates involved.

Prior to 1998, Highway 58 was continuous as it travelled through west side of Welland before reaching the Highway 58A junction.

Prior to 1905, Florida's state institutions were governed by a Board of Education and even earlier variations thereof, reaching back to the Florida Constitution of 1838 wherein higher education and normal education was established, based on grants of land from the U. S. Congress.

Prior to reaching the islands, the convection was sheared from the center, leaving behind a minimal tropical storm as it passed through the Lesser Antilles on October 2.

Prior to reaching its interchange with US 23, the highway passes to the south of Cabela's, a outdoor sports retailer in Dundee.

Prior to this ban, drift nets were reaching lengths of 60 kilometres.

Prior to September 2010, there existed a typical price difference per barrel of between +/- 3 USD / bbl compared to WTI and OPEC Basket, however since the autumn of 2010 there has been a significant divergence in price compared to WTI, reaching over $ 11 a barrel by the end of February 2011 ( WTI: 104 USD / bbl, LCO: 116 USD / bbl ).

Prior to coming to Scotland, he played for Italian clubs Bari, Mantova, Pescara, and Fiorentina, where he won the Italian Cup in 1996, as well as reaching the 1997 UEFA Cup Winners Cup semi-finals, losing out to the eventual winners Barcelona.

Prior to the present before reaching Harbor Boulevard, SR 39 continued north from Whittier Boulevard along Hacienda Road to the Los Angeles / Orange County line then north on Hacienda Boulevard and Glendora Avenue to US 60, 70, and 99 now Interstate 10 in West Covina.

Prior to reaching the playoffs, Billick forbade his players from using either the term " playoffs " or the term " Super Bowl ," with the idea of keeping them focused on winning each game instead of on their more distant prize.

Prior to reaching Deltaville the storm had torn a path from North Carolina to the Chesapeake Bay.

Prior to September 2009, the most recent was in July 2005, with it reaching after the outer rain bands of Hurricane Dennis passed by.

Prior to his election as mayor, Holloway worked at the Mississippi Tax Commission for 12 years, reaching the position of senior revenue agent, and served one term on the Biloxi City Council, representing Ward 3.

Prior to the age of space exploration, interplanetary space was considered to be a vacuum.

Prior to the Potsdam Conference, during the Soviet winter 1945 offensive ( Vistula – Oder Offensive ) Red Army overrun Warmia, killing and raping local population, without any regards towards age nor ethnic origin.

Prior to the digital age, the use of the local loop for anything other than the transmission of speech, encompassing an audio frequency range of 300 to 3400 Hertz ( voiceband or commercial bandwidth ) was not considered.

Prior to his departure to the Americas at age 27, he was ordered by his superiors to teach philosophy in professorial status to students at the Convento de San Francisco.

Prior to the formation of the East Allegheny School District, North Versailles high school age students were able to choose to go to one of several high schools in other districts including: East McKeesport High School ( the Rams ), Westinghouse Memorial High School ( the Wildcats ), Turtle Creek High School ( the Creekers ), McKeesport Area High School ( the Tigers ), and East Pittsburgh High School ( the Shamrocks ).

Prior to the end of the last ice age the Purbeck Hills were continuous with the Isle of Wight and the Frome would have continued east through what is now Poole Harbour and Poole Bay, into The Solent, collecting the Stour, Beaulieu, Test and Itchen, before flowing into the Channel east of what is now the Isle of Wight.

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.

Prior to the sterilization ( at age 13 ), Jessie had been kidnapped, molested, and raped.

Born in Sélestat, Alsace, he joined the Dominican Order at an early age and while still a young man was appointed Prior of the Dominican house of his native town.

Prior to the global conservation era, there was the coming of the age of conservation.

Prior to this, the team's three supporters groups ( The Crew Supporters Union, The Hudson Street Hooligans, and La Turbina Amarilla ) sat apart because of differences between the groups ranging from age to ethnicity.

Prior to 1996, the Freedom was only open to British or Commonwealth Citizens over 21 years of age and of good character.

Prior to John Glenn's return to space in 1998, Musgrave held the record for the oldest person in orbit, at age 62.

Prior to the establishment of the sixth form, The Judd School passed several boys to Tonbridge School, or other grammar schools, to complete their education to the age of 18 or 19 ; £ 20 was paid as a leaving scholarship.

Prior to the 20th century, pupils were often handpicked at a young age by a teacher and trained for seven years on contract from the child's parents.

Prior to winning the first series of The Voice UK, singer Leanne Mitchell had graduated from Potters Theatre School age 15, eventually working full-time as part of Potters Theatre Company.

Prior to the golden age, pinball machines were more popular than video games.

Prior to 2006, the president was elected for a six year term by the people, with no term limits ; following the constitutional referendum of June 2006, presidential terms are now five years, with a two-term limit and a maximum age limit of 75.

Prior to the reform era, children over the age of seven were imprisoned with adults.

Prior to the age of 7, children are also always given custody with the mother, and when they are older, they can choose to live with either parent.

Prior to his retirement, Corrada publicly asked for an amendment to the Constitution that would repeal the obligatory retirement age for the justices, arguing that by obligating people to retire the constitution is discriminating by reason of age.

Prior to winning the party's leadership at the age of 21, he had been the founder and spokesperson of the party's youth wing, the Young Greens from 1988 to 1992 and was best known for coordinating the group's successful national campaign against McDonald's Restaurants ' use of ozone-destroying foam packaging.

Prior to his departure for Sunderland, he was the only current player who progressed through all the levels of the academy, starting out at the club at the age of 8.