Prior to the introduction of plastics, it was used for billiard balls, piano keys, Scottish bagpipes, buttons and a wide range of ornamental items.

But two plays later, Packers defensive back Mike Prior intercepted a long pass that was intended for wide receiver Shawn Jefferson, and returned it 8 yards to the Green Bay 26-yard line.

Prior to the 1990s there was a wide cooperation between pioneer and similar movements of about 30 countries, coordinated by the international organization, International Committee of Children's and Adolescents ' Movements (, CIMEA ), founded in 1958, with headquarters in Budapest.

Prior to the sudden onset of the rainy season in mid-to late fall, there are often days with a very wide disparity between daytime and nighttime temperatures, sometimes exceeding 20 C / 36 F. There is far less wind in the fall than in spring and early summer.

Prior to the wide use of compact discs in computers, floppy disks were used as boot disks, which generally had a small operating system and limited tools.

Prior to this, London Wall was less wide, and ran behind the line of the City Wall for its entire length, from Wormwood Street to Wood Street.

Prior to milking a cow, a large wide leather strap called a surcingle was put around the cow, across the cow's lower back.

Prior to the 20th century, Lake Istokpoga was connected to the Kissimee River by Istokpoga Creek, but during the rainy season Lake Istokpoga overflowed, with the water flowing in a 40 km wide sheet across the Indian Prairie into Lake Okeechobee.

A problem in meaning arises in the study of Prior Analytics for the word " syllogism " as used by Aristotle in general does not carry the same narrow connotation as it does at present ; Aristotle defines this term in a way that would apply to a wide range of valid arguments.

Prior to the extension to Hollywood, traffic was funneled onto Foster, then north onto Sheridan Road, which still remains a wide 4-lane street to this day, though most traffic doesn't rejoin Sheridan until LSD ends at Hollywood Avenue now.

Prior to 1940, each clan individually negotiated the terms of leasing the land to those who farmed it, resulting in a wide variation of lease terms.

Prior to the Stallions ' sixth game of the season, former Pittsburgh Steeelers wide receiver Jim Smith ( 6 years, 73 games with the Steelers ) was signed by Dotsch to add some punch to a listless receiving corps.

Prior to decimalisation in 1932, these coins and currencies were used, and some of these terms still have wide usage in Iranian languages and proverbs:

Prior to modern wide screen, the industry standard image ratio of width to height was 1. 37: 1.

Prior to that, pendulum clock movements used an older verge escapement mechanism, which required very wide pendulum swings of about 80-100 °.

Prior to a 1994 federal government reorganization, Transport Canada had a wide range of operational responsibilities including the Canadian Coast Guard, the Saint Lawrence Seaway, airports and seaports, as well as Via Rail and CN Rail.

Prior to its drainage in the early 1950s, Lake Hula was 5. 3 kilometers long and 4. 4 kilometers wide, extending over 12-14 square kilometers.

Prior to 1976, tolls were collected on the Delaware Turnpike's three exits ( DE 896, DE 273, and what is now DE 1 / DE 7 ), but have since been removed, their former locations marked with straight wide sections on entrance or exit ramps where the tolls were collected.

Faculty-approved peer tutors, who are also expert students, provide assistance and support classroom learning for a wide range of courses and guidance in the process of completing the Prior Learning Portfolio.

Prior to the phoenix's introduction, transactions were settled with a wide variety of coins, including the Turkish kuruş ; coins from major European states, such as France, Britain, Russia and Austria-Hungary were also popular.

Prior to the arrival of English American settlers on the Great Plains, the Comanche and other tribes lived a wide ranging nomadic existence.

Prior to the Amsterdam Treaty the procedure covered a wide variety of legislation, notably in relation to the creation of the Single Market.

Prior to the 19th century there was little interest in questioning the biblical chronology, but with the growth of biblical criticism and the wide popularity of the documentary hypothesis-the theory that the Pentateuch, including the Book of Genesis, was composed not by Moses but by unknown authors living at various times between 950 and 450 BC-it became increasingly urgent both to supporters of the traditional view ( i. e., that Genesis was an accurate historical record written by Moses under the direct guidance of God ) and the new ( the documentary hypothesis ) to find concrete arguments to support their respective views.

Prior to 2006, the CVCBDMA provided a wide range of services to the community allowable under the enabling legislation.

Prior to widespread availability of synthetic materials, such as fibreglass and graphite composites, fishing rods were typically made from split Tonkin bamboo, Calcutta reed, ash wood, hickory, iron wood, maple, lance wood, or malacca cane, as it was necessary that they be made light, tough, and pliable.

Prior to the widespread availability of electricity, switches at heavily travelled junctions were operated from a signal box constructed near the tracks through an elaborate system of rods and levers.

Prior to the availability of integrated circuits, a bridge rectifier was constructed from " discrete components ", i. e., separate diodes.

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 the availability of antivenom, envenomations by members of this genus carried a high fatality rate.

Prior to the availability of modern materials, there is a long history of pearls being used in this implant, hence the name pearling.

Prior to Intel, there had been substantial disagreement as to the availability of Section 1782 Discovery.

Prior to the availability of high performance turboprops, basic training was conducted with jet aircraft such as the BAC Jet Provost, T-37 Tweet, and Fouga Magister.

Prior to the influx of British and Americans in the mid-1850s the ancestors of the 12 aboriginal tribes followed seasonal cycles of food availability ; moving to the rivers for fish runs, mountain meadows for berries and deer, or the plateau for roots.

Prior to the availability of computers, this would require time-consuming multiplications.

Prior to the availability of dual signalling systems, police and keyholders were often called out to the premises because of an alarm signal on the telephone path only to discover that it was a network fault and not a genuine alarm

Prior to 2007, the open-air induction ceremony was always been held the third week of May, though more recently it has depended on the availability of the latest inductees.

* Corn Bread — Prior to the availability of milled flour, thin, crispy fried yellow cornbread cakes called hoecakes or baked cornbread are sometimes served with a soup-bean supper.

Prior to the early 20th century, all shotgun barrels were forged by heating narrow strips of iron and steel and shaping them around a mandrel.

Prior to the mid-20th century, double bass strings were usually made of gut, but since that time, steel strings have largely replaced gut strings, because steel strings hold their pitch better and yield more volume when played with the bow.

Prior to 2012, the coin consisted of an aluminium bronze inner core with a pure nickel outer ring ; however in spring 2012 the composition of the inner core switched to aluminium bronze coated with multi-ply plated brass, and the outer ring switched to steel coated with multi-ply plated nickel.

Prior to the use of matches, fires were obtained using a burning glass ( a lens ) to focus the sun on tinder, a method that could only work on sunny days, or by igniting tinder with sparks produced by striking flint and steel.

Prior to the 1914 season, a tall steel superstructure was built.

Prior to the concert, the promoters of the event were determined to avoid the gate-crashing that had occurred at previous festivals, and had characterized the site as " defensible ", describing the 12-foot plywood and steel fence intended to keep out those without tickets.

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 the discovery of steel by any culture, all stone carving was carried out by using an abrasion technique, following rough hewing of the stone block using hammers.

Board of directors: Prior to 1976, German coal and steel producers employing more than 1, 000 workers commonly maintained a board of directors composed of 11 members: five directors came from management, five were workers ' representatives, with the eleventh member being neutral.

Prior to this it was 387. 5m high and was considered to be the tallest structure of its kind in the world ( taller masts, such as the KVLY-TV mast in the United States, use steel lattice construction ), the tallest structure of any type in the United Kingdom and also the tallest structure within the European Union.

Prior to Jimi Hendrix, many guitarists used the Fender or Bigsby vibrato to approximate the pedal steel or slide guitar tones found in Hawaiian or Country music.

" Lee and Jimmy Hibbert ( vocals, bass ) ( ex Jacko Ogg and the Head People ) and Bob Harding ( vocals, guitar, bass ), the comedy sketch outfit became a musical group in 1974 and was joined by former Greasy Bear ( 1968-1972 ) drummer Bruce Mitchell ( drums ), with Les Prior ( vocals ), Simon White ( steel guitar, guitar ), Tony Bowers ( bass, guitar ) and Ray " Mighty Mongo " Hughes ( second drummer ).

Prior to 1924 Leyland Motors and the majority of other British commercial vehicle makers had used similar chassis frames for bus and lorry chassis, generally a simple straight ladder-type steel frame.

Prior to closing on Ruff's purchase, Congressman Reilly had crucial discharge pipes removed and sold for their value as scrap steel, so there was no practical way to lower the level of water behind the dam should repairs be indicated.