Prior to the year 1878, all apostolic letters and briefs requiring for their validity the leaden seal were engrossed upon rough parchment and in Gothic characters ( round letters, also called Gallicum and commonly Bollatico, but in Italy today Teutonic ) without lines, or diphthongs, or marks of punctuation.

Prior to one month of the beginning of the financial year the President of Turkmenistan submits to the Medjlis of Turkmenistan ( Parliament ) the State budget draft for consideration and adoption

Prior to his graduation at the top of his class, Adorno was already swept up by the revolutionary mood of the time, as is evidenced by his reading of Georg Lukacs's The Theory of the Novel that year, as well as by his fascination with Ernst Bloch's The Spirit of Utopia, of which he would later write:

Prior to 1934, the annual message was delivered at the end of the calendar year, in December.

Prior to round one of the 1998 season, Carey booted six second half goals in the Ansett Cup Grand Final against St Kilda, earning himself the Michael Tuck Medal, as the best on ground in the pre-season Grand Final, and issuing an ominous warning to the rest of the competition that he was over his injury woes of the previous year.

Prior to 1912, challenges could take place at any time, given the appropriate rink conditions, and it was common for teams to defend the Cup numerous times during the year.

He took a year to consider what action to take, before writing to the Prior of Bath in October 1500 to explain that a large amount of the priory income would be dedicated to rebuilding the cathedral.

Prior to the lockout-shortened 1994 – 95 season, Quinn stepped down as head coach to focus on his managerial duties and was replaced by Rick Ley ; Vancouver finished with a. 500 record that year.

Prior to that year, Mount Rainier held the world record for snow accumulation at Paradise in 1978.

Prior to that year, Lotus had been restricted from exporting software that used encryption keys that were longer than 40 bits by United States law.

Prior to a vote of the residents in that year, the community had formerly been known as El Toro since the 1880s.

Following the 1999 Columbine High School Massacre, journalist Elinor Burkett spent a year following students and teachers in Prior Lake High School.

Prior to the 2010-2011 school year the school district had three school buildings, including A. W.

Prior to the year 1881 there were no railroads in Dade County.

Prior to the 2011 school year, Windham High School did not have a senior class.

Prior to the 2006-07 school year, high school students from here were sent to Lawrence High School in Lawrence Township as part of a now-ended sending / receiving relationship with the Lawrence Township Public Schools.

Prior to the 2011 school year Appalachia High School was merged with Powell Valley High School in neighboring Big Stone Gap to form Union High School.

Prior to the inception of the Empire Air Training Scheme ( as it was commonly known in Australia ), the RAAF trained only about 50 pilots per year.

Prior to their nominations, and Diana Ross for Lady Sings the Blues the same year with Winfield and Tyson, only three other African Americans-Dorothy Dandridge, Sidney Poitier and James Earl Jones-had ever been nominated for a leading role.

Prior to this last year, Stilwell had performed meticulously in his classes, and had participated actively in football ( as quarterback ) and track.

Prior to the 58th edition it was published ' as demand required ', which meant that in some years three editions would be published and at other times more than a year would pass between editions.

Prior to Uchimura's arrival, William S. Clark, a graduate of Amherst College, had spent the year assisting the Japanese government in establishing the college.

Prior to introduction the reborn " TC1 " after a year of road testing received improvements to critical chassis components due to the harsher roads of rural Argentina and a lot of parts were re-selected for ease of availability although most of it still had to be imported from European Ford plants.

Prior to his convictions, Hovind spoke at churches, private schools, and other venues each year.

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 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 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 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 ".