Prior to the Omride period the site appears to have been the center of an extensive wine and oil production area, which may have accounted for its choice as the new capital.

Prior to the second half of the nineteenth century, whale oil was the primary source of fuel for lighting in the United States.

Prior to the embargo, the geo-political competition between the Soviet Union and the United States, in combination with low oil prices that hindered the necessity and feasibility for the West to seek alternative energy sources, presented the Arab States with financial security, moderate economic growth, and disproportionate international bargaining power.

Prior to dedicating his professional life to politics, Hagen was CEO at Tate & Lyle Norway from 1970 to 1974, Consultant of Finansanalyse from 1977 to 1979, and economic policy consultant in the oil industry from 1979 to 1981.

Prior to the 1970s, MITI guidance had successes such as an improved steel industry, the creation of the oil supertanker, the automotive industry, consumer electronics, and computer memory.

Prior to 1954, the 235 and 216 cubic inch six cylinder engines had babbit bearings and scoops to create oil pressure at the bottom of each rod and the oil pressure was standard at 15-30 PSI.

Prior to 1987, passive investors in certain limited partnerships ( such as oil exploration or real estate investment ventures ) were allowed to use the passive losses ( if any ) of the partnership ( i. e., losses generated by partnership operations in which the investor took no material active part ) to offset the investors ' income, lowering the amount of income tax that otherwise would be owed by the investor.

Prior to that time the company had treated the search for oil as largely a hit or miss operation without scientific exploration.

Prior to cooking, the potato should be scrubbed clean, washed and dried with eyes and surface blemishes removed, and possibly basted with oil or butter and / or salt.

Prior to entering parliament, Copeland worked for fourteen years in the oil industry, becoming the Chief Financial Officer of BP in New Zealand.

Prior to this ( and still to this day ), any number of traditional mediums such as oil paints, acrylic paints, markers, pencils, etc.

Prior to the second half of the 19th century, whale oil was the primary source of fuel for lighting in the United States.

Prior to the second half of the 19th century, whale oil was the primary source of fuel for lighting in the United States.

Prior to the 1953 oil boom, the community of Drayton Valley was sparsely-populated.

Prior to that year, there had been a dispute with Saudi Arabia over the ownership of the Buraimi Oasis, which was important for oil exploration rights.

Prior to the adoption of oil fired machinery, navies could extend the range of their ships either by maintaining coaling stations or for warships to raft together with colliers and for coal to be manhandled aboard.

Prior to 1988 the original formula of Limca contained Brominated vegetable oil ( BVO ).

Prior to 1977, oil seeps ( small pores or fissure networks through which liquid petroleum emerges at the surface of the land ) on the Arctic coastal plain had caught the attention of the U. S. petroleum interests.

Prior to World War II, Tarakan formed part of the Netherlands East Indies ( NEI ) and was an important oil production centre.

Prior to his retirement, Melville headed a committee tasked with studying how to use fuel oil in Navy boilers instead of coal.

Prior to the mid-1990s nets were often made from nylon, however after the significant spikes in crude oil prices it was no longer viable to use nylon.

Prior to the establishment of the Saudi Monetary Agency, the Saudi Hollandi Bank, a branch of the Netherlands Trading Society acted as a de-facto central bank, keeping the Kingdom's gold reserves and receiving oil revenues on behalf of the Saudi Arabian government.

Prior to the 1975 crisis, the Governor-General's power to dismiss a Prime Minister against the incumbent's will under Section 64 of the Constitution had never been exercised.

Prior to the financial crisis of 2007 – 2010, large PFI projects were funded through the sale of bonds and / or senior debt.

Prior to the financial crisis, he was considered to be the second richest person living within the United Kingdom.

During the 1580 Portuguese succession crisis, the people from São Miguel won the naval Battle of Vila Franca against a French squadron that supported the claims of the pretender António, Prior of Crato.

Prior to the credit crisis the company had focused on developing its own staff and most appointments including the Chief Executive, were made internally.

Prior to GamesMaster leaving UK television, there had been a crisis of confidence in games television over at rival channel ITV.

Prior to, and in the wake of the financial crisis, interest has grown in ABMs as possible tools for economic analysis.

King António, Prior of Crato, who ruled Portugal from Angra during the 16th-century succession crisis

The dynastic crisis ( 1580 ), caused by the ascension of King Philip II of Spain ( King Philip I of Portugal ) had consequences on the island, since gentry supported ( along with those on Terceira ) the pretender to the throne, D. António, Prior of Crato.

Prior to the religious opposition generated by the Soviet invasion in 1979, Islamic leaders generally only entered the political sphere at various times of crisis but rarely exercised secular authority for long.

Prior to the subprime mortgage crisis, E-Trade's stock price had reached a 52-week high of $ 26. 08 and had a book value ( assets – liabilities / number of shares outstanding ) of $ 9. 68 per share.

However in Latin America there were instances of communist radio stations such as Radio Venceremos being jammed, allegedly by the CIA, while there were short lived instances where Britain jammed some Egyptian ( during the Suez crisis ), Greek ( Prior to Cyprus gaining independence ) and Rhodesian stations.

António, Prior of Crato ( 1531 – 1595 ) was a claimant of the Portuguese throne during the 1580 crisis and, according to some historians, King of Portugal ( during a short time in 1580, in the continent, and since then until 1583, in the Azores ).

Later, the death of King Sebastian at the Battle of Alcácer-Quibir resulted in a crisis in dynastic succession between António, Prior of Crato, Catherine, Duchess of Braganza and Phillip II of Spain.

Prior to 1973, Conservative Judaism had more limited roles for women and was more similar to current Modern Orthodoxy, with changes on issues including mixed seating, synagogue corporate leadership, and permitting women to be called to the Torah.

Prior to 1973, Conservative approaches to change were generally on an individual, case-by-case basis.

Prior to the release of this tape, President Nixon had denied political motivations in his instructions to the CIA, and claimed he had no knowledge prior to March 21, 1973 of any involvement by senior campaign officials such as John Mitchell.

Prior to the 1973 – 74 NHL season, Henderson spoke to the John Bassett, owner of the World Hockey Association ( WHA )' s Toronto Toros.

Prior to 1973, Marquette had two hospitals: St. Mary's Hospital and St. Luke's Hospital.

Prior to STS-9, scientist-astronaut Garriott had spent 56 days in orbit in 1973 aboard Skylab.

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 acquisition in 1973, the building was formerly a shoe factory.

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 the 1973 Rose Bowl, Hayes shoved a camera into the face of a news photographer ; Hayes was suspended for three games, fined $ 2, 000, and left California with a subpoena.

Prior to the 1985 election, over a period of 6 years, Gen. Zia-ul-Haq had already made numerous amendments to the Constitution of 1973 through various Constitution Amendment Orders, the most significant being the Revival of Constitution of 1973 Order ( President's Order No. 14 of 1985 ).

Prior to its opening in 1973 the state of Arkansas recognized the potential of the project and folded the center into the state park system and provided additional funding.

Prior to 1973 the major revolutionary groups were the Peronist Armed Forces ( Fuerzas Armadas Peronistas, FAP ), the Marxist-Leninist-Peronist The Revolutionary Armed Forces ( Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias or FAR ) and the Marxist-Leninist Armed Forces of Liberation ( Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación or FAL ).

Prior to 1973, four regional bowl games were played in order to provide postseason action for what was then called the NCAA College Division and a poll determined the final champion.

Prior to current president David R. Hopkins ' appointment, Wright State University had five other presidents: Brage Golding ( 1966 – 1973 ); Robert J. Kegerreis ( 1973 – 1985 ); Paige E. Mulhollan ( 1985 – 1994 ); Harley E. Flack ( 1994 – 1998 ); and Kim Goldenberg ( 1998 – 2006 ).

Prior to fetal alcohol syndrome being specifically identified and named in 1973, a few studies had noted differences between the children of mothers who used alcohol during pregnancy or breast-feeding and those who did not, but identified alcohol use as a possible contributing factor rather than heredity.

Prior to the 1973 elections, it joined the Likud and won 39 seats.

Prior to 1973, the army ’ s Fernspäher ( Long-Distance Reconnaissance ), the navy ’ s Kampfschwimmer ( Combat Swimmers /" Frogmen "), and ( until 1989 ) the Nuclear Weapons Protection Platoons-Sonderwaffenbegleitkompanien were the only military units comparable to anything that other nations may have seen as dedicated Special Forces units.

Prior to the ACT gaining self-government in 1989, ACT and NT casual Senate vacancies were the subject of a different law: section 9 of the Senate ( Representation of Territories ) Act 1973, as amended by the Senate ( Representation of Territories ) Amendment Act 1980.

Prior to 1973, many theorists suspected that field theory was fundamentally inconsistent because the interactions become infinitely strong at short distances.

Prior to his cabinet position, Cisneros served four terms as the second Hispanic mayor of a major U. S. city, ( the first being Alfonso Cervantes of St. Louis, Missouri 1965 – 1973 ) his hometown of San Antonio, Texas.

Prior to 1973, he was singing and playing a 12 string guitar, and occasionally supported Stack Waddy in Manchester, from where he later moved to London in order to escape what he saw as a lack of musical stimulus.