Prior to taking over at MIPS, Vij was an executive at Cavium Networks, Xilinx and Altera.

Prior to this system being put in place, users could " double dose " if they were able to convince the prescriber to give them a new prescription to replace the one that they had " lost ", by taking each prescription to a different pharmacy.

Meanwhile, a delegation from the African Union Commission praised the election for taking place with " calm and serenity " Prior to the 2009 election, Tunisia amended its constitution to allow more candidates to run for president, allowing the top official from each political party to compete for the presidency regardless of whether they held seats in parliament.

Prior to taking a deposition, the court reporter administers the same oath or affirmation that the deponent would take if the testimony were being given in court in front of a judge and jury.

Prior to taking action to initiate industrial democracy, workers would need to educate themselves with technical and managerial knowledge in order to operate industry.

Prior to the " Americans " taking over this town it was owned by a Native American Tribe, the " Lenni-Lenape ".

Prior to their taking the stage, Queen's sound engineer covertly switched out the limiters that had been installed on the venue's sound system so the performance would be louder than the others.

The uprising spread to the provinces, taking the lives of the abbess of the Benedictine nuns in Évora, the Prior of the Collegiate Church of Guimarães, and Lançarote Pessanha, Admiral of Portugal, who was murdered at the Castle of Beja.

Prior to official release on VHS and Laserdisc in 1996, the film was re-released to select theaters on March 8, 1996 taking in $ 550, 000.

Prior to taking any over-the-counter medications, individuals should initiate discussions with their health care provider ( s ) to avoid adverse affects associated with long-term usage or preexisting conditions.

Prior was 0 – 4 in four starts with a 7. 71 ERA, until he was once again put on the disabled list July 14, after straining his left oblique muscle while taking batting practice.

In 1501 he succeeded Sir John Kendal as Grand Prior in England, taking responsibility for all their property in England.

Prior to Sean taking over in 2009, David Elliot illustrated six books in the Redwall series, including Eulalia !, published in 2007.

Around £ 1. 7million was spent improving the venue for high profile acts ( taking inspiration from Union Chapel, Islington ), and featured performances from the Lightning Seeds, Johnny Flynn, Eddi Reader and Maddy Prior.

Prior to 1969, taking steps to cause an abortion was an offence liable to life imprisonment.

Prior to taking on the role of Lieutenant-Governor, Mr. Bartleman had a distinguished career of more than 35 years in the Canadian foreign service.

Prior to the establishment of the Festival, it was not uncommon to see productions of Rossini's music taking place to mark occasions in his life and death.

Prior to the football team taking the field, a highlight video of previous games is shown on the jumbotron, nicknamed " Duckvision ".

Prior to the 1960s, the usual method of calculating probability was based on frequency: taking the ratio of favorable results to the total number of trials.

Prior to his selection, Eurig Wyn had spent about a year building up a profile in Ynys Môn with a view to eventually taking the seat back from the Labour Party ( UK ), following Plaid Cymru's loss in 2001.

Prior to taking the throne, he had served in important roles in the administrations of his grandnephews Emperor Mu, Emperor Ai, and Emperor Fei.

Prior to Stern taking over as chairman in 2004, the Liberal Party's longtime leader was Raymond Harding ( born Branko Hochwald ; January 31, 1935 – August 9, 2012 ).

Prior to the Local Government Act taking effect in 1974, Devizes was a municipal borough.

Prior to taking up the post of chair of the CQC, Barbara Young was the chief executive of the Environment Agency ( 2000 – May 2008 ), an appointment which led to her becoming a non-affiliated member in the House of Lords ; previously she had taken the Labour Party whip.

Prior to taking the stage for the shows, Bowie would play his new song (" Telling Lies ") over the loudspeaker, but as the single was only available for download over the Internet, most fans did not recognize the song.

Prior to assuming that position, he was Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, from July 1997 to July 1998.

Prior to the introduction of standard time, each municipality around the civilized world set its official clock, if it had one, according to the local position of the Sun ( see solar time ).

Prior to King Henry's death in 1547, several statements of position were issued.

Prior to 1924, the Bolsheviks ' international perspective had been guided by Trotsky's position.

Prior to this trip NASA administrator Thomas O. Paine had approached Collins and said that Secretary of State William P. Rogers was interested in appointing Collins to the position of Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs.

Prior to 1949, most of the appointees to the Supreme Court of Canada owed their position to political patronage.

Prior to the fall of Napoleon ( 1814 ) he had been admitted to the council of state, and his position remained unaffected by the restoration of the Bourbons.

Prior to that position he was the Secretary of the Army and the Deputy Secretary of Defense.

Prior to the birth of Prince Leka, the position of Heir Presumptive was held by Prince of Kosova ( Kosovo ) Tati Esad Murad Kryziu, born 24 December 1923 in Tirana, who was the son of the King's sister, Princess Nafije.

Prior to the formation of the system, the position of president was more akin to what is now chancellor of the Columbia campus.

Prior to the creation of the Landsting, he represented Greenland in the Parliament of Denmark from 1973, a position he regained in 2001 and still holds.

Prior to holding this position, Weinberger was the Vice President, Director, and General Counsel of the Bechtel Group of companies.

Prior to iTunes 9. 0, the iTunes Store was delivered using a custom XML format that describes the position of all of the elements, boxes, album art and all of their properties — including whether a reference link can be dragged out of iTunes and into another document.

During this period, about the year 1279, as the purposes of the Order shifted from that of religious hospitallers to a more military role, the position of Prior, the Order's religious head, lost its pre-eminent position.

Prior to his appointment, Everton Chairman Bill Kenwright contacted Moyes and invited him to his home in London to discuss the available position at Everton.

Prior to the 1997 municipal elections, the regional chairman was elected to the position from within the regional council — in that year, the position became generally elected by all voters in the regional municipality.

Prior to 100 Christians may have been constrained by their position as a persecuted group from producing durable works of art.

Prior to 2001 the position was called " Chair of the Labour Party ", and before that " Chairman of the Labour Party ".

Prior to World War II, Lawford had gained a contract position with the MGM studios.

Prior to the exclusion, Simonsen had faced scrutiny due to a Rikets Tilstand documentary on TV2, alleging that he had used his position as representative to help a friend obtain a liquor license.

Prior the establishment of the office, the Government leaders prior to responsible government was the chief political position in New Brunswick.

Prior to Nielsen SoundScan, year-end singles charts were calculated by an inverse-point system based solely on a song ’ s performance on the Hot 100 ( for example, a song would be given one point for a week spent at position 100, two points for a week spent at position ninety-nine and so forth, up to 100 points for each week spent at number one ).