Prior to major influence from outside, there were approximately 25, 000 Aleuts on the archipelago.

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 the 19th century, however, they had significant influence, using to their advantage the fact that most citizens were disenfranchised and seats in the Commons were allocated disproportionately.

Prior to his appointment as Duke, Otto had been a long-time opponent of Henry II's expanding influence in Swabia.

Prior to Ono's appearance on the scene, the individual Beatles had been very insular during recording sessions, with influence from outsiders strictly limited.

Bradwardine's theories on the insolubles including the liar paradox were a great influence on the work of Jean Buridan and therefore, in turn of the more recent philosopher A. N. Prior.

Prior to the oil crisis of 1973, the members of the Seven Sisters controlled around 85 % of the world's petroleum reserves, but in recent decades the dominance of the companies and their successors has declined as a result of the increasing influence of the OPEC cartel and state-owned oil companies in emerging-market economies.

Prior has been commemorated by other poets as well ; Everett James Ellis named Prior as a significant influence and source of inspiration.

Prior to Bön influence, it is suggested that the original priests were the female Llü-bu.

Prior to the influence of Longfellow's poem, historians generally focused on the British founding of Halifax ( 1749 ) as the beginning of Nova Scotia.

Prior to the 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State, the Catholic Church enjoyed preferential treatment from the French state ( formally along with the Jewish, Lutheran and Calvinist minority religions, but in practice with much more influence than those ).

Prior to that date, the office was of no major importance or influence and depended solely on the will of the Prince Miloš Obrenović.

Prior to Dune, Duke Leto Atreides ' power and influence had grown in the Landsraad, making him a threat to Shaddam.

Prior to Andrusovo, Kiev had been an orthodox counter-weight to the Moscow patriarchate, founded in 1589, and since the metropolitanship of Petro Mohyla hosted the Mohyla Academy which opened orthodoxy to Western influence.

Prior to the 1960s, these Conservatives were most identified with the Montreal and Toronto commercial elite who took positions of influence within the Progressive Conservative Party.

Prior to and following the accession of James I to the English throne in 1603 the emerging English standard began to influence the spoken and written Middle Scots of Scotland.

Prior to Piye's Year 20 campaign into Egypt, the previous Nubian ruler – Kashta – had already extended his kingdom's influence over into Thebes when he compelled Shepenupet, the serving Divine Adoratice of Amun and Takelot III's sister, to adopt his own daughter Amenirdis, to be her successor.

Prior to Lufbery's influence, planes would fly in and land in any direction on the field, based on their needs and wind direction which caused confusion, near misses, and collisions.

Prior to this, the Jesuits had enjoyed considerable influence at court, but with the issuing of the papal bull, the emperor circulated edicts banning Christianity.

The riches and influence of the Bailiwick ( especially after augmentation by properties of the suppressed Order of the Temple ) were so sizeable that, in 1382, the Prior of the German Langue ( the eight territorial " Tongues " of the mediaeval Order of Saint John were its major subdivisions ) in what became known as the Accord of Heimbach recognized the right of the Bailiwick of Brandenburg to choose its own governor ( the Bailiff of Brandenburg, more commonly called the Herrenmeister ) and preceptors ( the commanders of the commanderies constituting the Bailiwick ).

Prior to being ordained, he was involved in resistance to Japanese influence in the country, which culminated in the Japanese occupation from 1905 to 1945.

Prior to this, ‎ the Basoga were organized in semi-autonomous chiefdoms, partly under the ‎ influence of Bunyoro initially, and then later on, under the partial influence of Buganda .‎

Prior to 1820, the bark was first dried, ground to a fine powder, and then mixed into a liquid ( commonly wine ) which was then drunk.

Prior to the emergence of public choice theory, many economists tended to consider the state as an agent outside the scope of economic theory, whose actions depend on different considerations than those driving economic agents.

Prior to increased emphasis on drinking and driving in the 1980s, standards of 0. 10 %- 0. 15 % were in place.

Prior to the bridge opening, commuters would go from one bank to the other either by using the ferry that ran between Hull and New Holland, Lincolnshire or driving via the M62, M18 and M180 motorways, crossing the River Ouse near Goole ( connected to the Humber ) in the process.

Prior to filming, both Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez did not have driver's licenses, so they took driving lessons during production.

Prior to the division between arcade-style racing and sim racing, the earliest attempts at providing driving simulation experiences were arcade racing video games, dating back to Pole Position, a 1982 arcade game developed by Namco, which the game's publisher Atari publicized for its " unbelievable driving realism " in providing a Formula 1 experience behind a racing wheel at the time.

Prior to this there was a ferry although occasionally people would ride across, even driving in a one-horse chaise.

Prior to its reconstruction, driving through was challenging and, combined with heavy traffic volume, resulted in frustrating traffic congestion, hence the name " Orange Crush.

Prior to his resignation, in 1991, Daim ’ s contribution was succinctly summed up as thus: “ Despite having much of his tenure clouded in controversy, the outgoing Finance Minister has nonetheless earned the reputation as one of the country ’ s ablest economic architects, having steered Malaysia through recession into four straight years of high growth .” In another article, “ Daim exits office having earned the distinction of being a hard – driving technocrat, who resisted pressure by rival ministers who wanted to alter fiscal policy for political expediency ….”

Prior to driving for MWR, he drove for Richard Childress Racing for eight years and won the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship.

Prior to the passage of the United States Constitution, several States passed their own various copyright laws between 1783 and 1787, the first state being Connecticut.

Prior to the Victorian era, courtesans were sometimes limited in their apparel by various sumptuary laws and were restricted in where they could appear at social functions.

Prior to ratifying the treaty, Canada's laws were either largely or entirely in conformity with the treaty.

Prior to the enactment of the federal securities laws and the creation of the SEC, there existed so-called Blue Sky laws that were enacted and enforced at the state level and regulated the offering and sale of securities to protect the public from fraud.

Prior to 2007, four states ( Ohio, Missouri, Virginia and Wisconsin ) had practice mobility laws in place for CPAs.

Prior to the Act, regulation of securities was chiefly governed by state laws, commonly referred to as blue sky laws.

Prior to 1996, the federal government did not define marriage ; any marriage recognized by a state was recognized by the federal government, even if that marriage was not recognized by one or more other states ( as was the case with interracial marriage before 1967 due to anti-miscegenation laws ).

Prior to the 2004 elections President Thabo Mbeki refused to sign into law Buthelezi's attempt to overhaul the Immigration laws.

" Prior to the 2006 presidential elections, he stated that the Georgian-Ossetian conflict was not an inter-ethnic, but clearly a political one caused by Georgia's desire to impose on Ossetians the norms of Western democracy which could not be superior to the Caucasian traditional laws.

Prior to the passage of the McCain-Feingold law, also known as the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, it was generally accepted that 527s were not covered by campaign finance laws.

Prior to specifically targeted laws being adopted, dilution protection was used in some U. S. jurisdictions to attack domain name infringement of trademarks ( see Cybersquatting ).

Prior to 1997, homosexual in mainland China was found guilty included in a general definition under the vague vocabulary of hooliganism, there are no specifically anti-homosexual laws.

Prior to 1807, the 1787 U. S. Constitution and the 1793 Fugitive Slave Law were the lone laws on slavery that applied nationally.

Prior restraint laws have never fared well in courts since, including the case of the Pentagon Papers.

Prior to the passage and subsequent enforcement ( through litigation ) of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and other laws, most archaeologists, historians, and other historic preservation specialists were employed primarily in the field of academia, working at universities or other places of higher learning.

Prior to 1977, there were no federal laws regulating the surface mining aspect of the coal mining industry.

Prior to 2008, the definition was: " Any person in an armed conflict who could be properly detained under the laws and customs of war.

Prior to these housing laws, most reform was undertaken by philanthropists and private individuals or organizations.

Prior to Indian Independence in 1947, Hindu law formed part of the British colonial legal system and was formally established as such in 1722 by Governor-General Warren Hastings who declared in his Plan for the Administration of Justice that " in all suits regarding inheritance, marriage, caste and other religious usages or institutions, the laws of the Koran with respect to the Mohamedans and those of the Shaster with respect to the Gentoos shall invariably be adhered to.

Prior to the 1920 provincial election, the province's electoral laws were changed such that the city of Winnipeg became a single constituency, electing ten members by a single transferable ballot.

Prior to his death, Abdur Rahman had sought to totally subdue any sources of opposition to his reign and the stability of Afghanistan with strict laws and restrictions.

Prior to the SEC's ruling, PFS Investments Inc. hired an independent consultant to review its supervisory and compliance policies and procedures to prevent and detect violations of the federal securities laws.