Prior to the increased industrialization and modernization following the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the consumption of meat or animal products was " strikingly low.

Prior to the release of HP-UX version 11. 11, HP used a decimal version numbering scheme with the first number giving the major release and the number following the decimal showing the minor release.

Prior United States military involvement in Vietnam intensified following the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964.

Prior to the dissolution of the Sainte-Chapelle in 1803, following the French Revolution, the term " la Sainte-Chapelle royale " also referred not only to the building but to the chapelle itself, the Sainte-Chapelle ( choir ).

Prior to the Land Run of 1893, Garfield County was named O County and was part of the Cherokee Outlet, occupied by the Cherokee people following the Treaty of New Echota and the Cherokee trail of tears.

Prior to and following the Embassy closure, the United States and Guinea-Bissau have enjoyed excellent bilateral relations.

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 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Galloway Township had been in the 2nd state legislative district.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Alpine had been in state legislative district 39.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Bergenfield had been in state legislative district 37.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Elmwood Park had been in state legislative district 38.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Little Ferry had been in state legislative district 38.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Mahwah Township had been in state legislative district 40.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Maywood had been in state legislative district 37.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Waldwick Borough had been in state legislative district 39.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Bordentown City had been in state legislative district 30.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Chesterfield Township had been in state legislative district 30. Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has shifted Chesterfield into the, a change that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Fieldsboro had been in state legislative district 30. Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has shifted Fieldsboro into the, a change that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Maple Shade Township had been in state legislative district 7.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Mount Holly Township had been in state legislative district 7.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, New Hanover Township had been in state legislative district 30.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, North Hanover Township had been in state legislative district 30.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Tabernacle Township had been in the 8th state legislative district.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Westampton Township had been in the 7th state legislative district.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Wrightstown Boro had been in the 8th state legislative district.

Prior to the creation of the group management board in 2006, HSBC's chairman essentially held the duties of a chief executive at an equivalent institution, while HSBC's chief executive served as the deputy.

Prior to Montaigne's time, humanists such as Pico della Mirandola had argued that man was God's greatest creation, made in God's image and able to choose his own nature, but this view was subsequently challenged in Michel de Montaigne's Essais of 1580.

Prior to its creation as the Territory of the Saar Basin by the League of Nations after World War I, the Saarland ( or simply " the Saar ", as is frequently referred to ) did not exist as a unified entity.

Prior to the creation of Pakistan in 1947, modern-day Bangladesh was part of ancient, classical, medieval and colonial India.

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 the creation of the department, the area was not a natural unit, but much of it was commercially prosperous thanks to traditional industries such as salt and cognac production.

Prior to its creation, cases brought to court were tried in The Dalles, county seat of the vast Wasco County.

Prior to the creation of Carter County the only schools in the area were private subscription schools.

Prior to the creation of Tuttle Creek Lake, the town of Garrison existed in west central Pottawatomie County.

Prior to the creation of the District in 1999, Strawberry was in the Alto-Richardson Fire Protection District.

Prior to his creation as a Knight Bachelor, Owen, though excused from duty, was appointed an Esquire to the King's Person.

Prior to the creation of Lake Mead, Moapa Valley also included the town of St. Thomas, which was abandoned in 1938 due to the rising lake level.

Prior to the creation of ZIP codes as a way to uniquely identify addresses, United States Postal Service policy was that two post offices in a state could not have the same name, and there was already a " Woodcliff " in Hudson County.

Prior to the creation of the Gordon Heights Fire Department ( GHFD ) in 1947, there had been no fire services in the community, dating back to its founding in 1927.

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 the League's creation, a large portion of humanity departed for other planets and solar systems in what came to be known as the Diaspora, leaving those who remained to rebuild from the effects of pollution, resource exhaustion, and the cataclysmic Final War.

" Prior to their creation, nearly all the previous villains in the series were considered too likable.

Prior to Lake's creation of the nickname, sports writers used various others, including: “ B. G.

Prior to the creation of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, these provinces comprised the region:

Prior to the creation of the Sacred Band under Gorgidas, the Athenians had helped the Theban exiles retake control of Thebes and the citadel of Cadmea from Sparta.

Prior to its creation Hallam was a part of the larger Sheffield Borough constituency, which was represented by two Members of Parliament ( MPs ).

Prior to the creation of the municipality of Tulum, the municipality was situated between latitudes 20 ° 45 ' and 19 ° 46 ' north and longitudes 86 ° 57 ' and 88 ° 05 ' west, and had an area of 4, 245. 67 km².

Prior to the creation of the ward on August 1, 1947, the area had been part of Itabashi.

Prior to 1944 the British secondary education system was fundamentally an ad hoc creation.

Prior to the creation of Pyra ’ s “ Blogger ,” the number of blogs in existence was thought to be less than one hundred.