Prior to 1962, in addition to comics published through Dell, Western published some comics under its own name, particularly giveaways such as March of Comics and the annual kite safety title ( which featured an array of licensed characters ) published over a span of 32 years for power utility companies.

Prior to 2009, the requirement was for six concerts in addition to the Last Night when purchasing a ticket in advance.

Prior to World War II, the British Air Ministry had identified Germany's heavily industrialised Ruhr Valley, and especially its dams, as important strategic targets: in addition to providing hydro-electric power and pure water for steel-making, they also supplied drinking water and water for the canal transport system.

Prior to this, according to Robert Plot, it was performed on Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Twelfth Day, in addition to the local Wakes Monday-though upon its revival in 1660 it was confined to the latter alone.

Prior to his election to Parliament and in addition to State Secretary, Beattie was a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and secretary of the Railway Stationmasters ' Union.

Prior to the run, the Skins were 5 – 7 and, in addition to suffering through the Taylor tragedy, the team had lost starting OG Randy Thomas, OT Jon Jansen, CB Carlos Rogers, OLB Rocky McIntosh, and QB Jason Campbell to injury.

Prior to 2004, the Director of Central Intelligence ( DCI ) was the head of the IC, in addition to being the director of the CIA.

Prior to the addition of other reagents, mercuric sulfate can be added to the sample to eliminate chloride interference.

Prior to the start of the 1948 – 49 season the league was expanded to 16 clubs, largely through the addition of the ' A ' teams of four London clubs, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United.

Prior to entering federal politics he was a provincial politician serving in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2005 and a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves serving as the Minister for Children, Community and Social Services, Energy and Francophone Affairs in addition to being the Government's Chief Whip.

Prior to this addition, Bernie Brewer would hang strikeout K's from the railing of his club house, including backwards K's to denote a called strike three.

Prior to the addition of Mac to the show, she was the more " normal " character on the show.

Prior to the addition of a turntable at Waipara, the engine had a cowcatcher fitted to its tender ( a requirement for tender-first running )-this was removed in 2009.

Prior to the late addition of Zack, Nojima had asked the staff to add details to some scenes so as to give clues about him, despite the fact that he did not reveal to the staff Zack's existence until later.

Prior to the 2012 – 13 season, Bayern Munich announced that capacity had been increased to 71, 000 for domestic matches and 68, 000 for UEFA matches, with the addition of 2, 000 seats in the upper tier of the arena.

Prior to being donated to the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, the station aired mostly syndicated shows from Fox Sports and ESPN Radio, in addition to the Dan Patrick Show and the Jim Rome Show.

Prior to the addition of the Forfeda to the original twenty letters, both and were probably symbolized by the same letter: Beith.

Prior to winning the Miss America title she had worked for the Christian Broadcasting Network in addition to her diabetes advocacy.

Prior to recording their demo, Carey had signed a contract that entitled Margulies to half the proceeds she made from any recordings involving his material, in addition to songwriting royalties.

Prior to the 1981 season, Greer underwent a number of renovations including the addition of over 1, 200 box seats and over 1, 000 new general admission seats.

Prior to making his England debut Skinner was required as a late addition to the England squad for the inaugural World Cup in 1987.

Prior to his religious conversion, after successfully performing in California clubs, Gibson's first record deal as a secular artist was with SOLAR Records in 1983 where he worked with both Stevie Wonder ( including being introduced by and performing " Ebony and Ivory " on stage with Wonder at a San Francisco Bay Area concert between 1983-1984 ) and Michael Jackson ( singing backup vocals on the song " So Shy " but not appearing in the video ), in addition to keyboardist Bill Wolfer.

Prior to the ballpark's opening, the station's ballpark entrance underwent a major expansion, with the relocation of the farecard mezzanine to street level, along with the addition of an extra escalator and elevator to handle the crowds.

Prior to the 2005 season, six new luxury boxes were added in addition to a state-of-the-art video board in right field.

Prior to 2006, off-premises alcohol sales were forbidden until noon on Sundays, and liquor / wine stores were required to be closed the entire day.

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 MADD's influence, drunk driving laws addressed the danger by making it a criminal offense to drive a vehicle while impaired — that is, while " under the influence of alcohol "; the amount of alcohol in the body was evidence of that impairment.

Prior to sponsorship with Cravendale, Ronnie was sponsored by Pepsi, as at the time the club was sponsored by Tetley's and under UK law it would be illegal for an alcohol brand to sponsor a figure aimed primarily at children.

Prior to World War I the bulk of Châteauneuf-du-Pape was sold to Burgundy as vin de médecine to be added to Burgundy wine to boost the strength and alcohol levels.

Prior to the introduction of a ban on the sale of alcohol it was estimated that many pregnant women in the town consumed alcohol, with nearly a third of babies suffering Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

Prior to the " mutiny ", Caldwell had been charged over his involvement in an alcohol racket on Morotai, where liquor was flown in by RAAF aircraft and then sold to the sizable U. S. forces contingent in the locality.

Prior the Act there were two failed attempts made to control or eliminate sale of alcohol in the province.

Prior to World War 2, there was a higher percentage of endogamous marriages than after World War 2.

Prior to that he was associated with Long Island University in Brooklyn.

With the Prior Analytics, Aristotle is credited with the earliest study of formal logic, and his conception of it was the dominant form of Western logic until 19th century advances in mathematical logic.

Prior to its proclamation as a British settlement in 1836, the area around Adelaide was inhabited by the indigenous Kaurna Aboriginal nation ( pronounced " Garner " or " Gowna ").

Prior to modern times, there was no distinction between architects, engineers and often artists, and the title used varied depending on geographical location.

Prior to his death, according to the Book of Jubilees, Amram was among those who went to Egypt and recovered the bones of the sons of his grandfather and great uncles ( excluding those of Joseph which had already been brought to Canaan ), so that they could be reburied in the cave of Machpelah.

Prior to the First Buddhist Council, it was proposed that Ananda not be permitted to attend on the grounds that he was not yet an arahant.

Prior to the 1950s, Alberta was a primarily agricultural economy, based on the export of wheat, beef, and a few other commodities.

Prior to creating the Asterix series, Goscinny and Uderzo had previously had success with their series Oumpah-pah, which was published in the Tintin magazine.

Prior to the Revolution, New Englanders consumed large quantities of rum and beer, as maritime trade provided them relatively easy access to the goods needed to produce these items: Rum was the distilled spirit of choice, as the main ingredient, molasses, was readily available from trade with the West Indies.

Prior to the emergence of the term Mizrahi, the term " Arab Jews " was sometimes used to describe Jews of the Arab world.

Prior to this definition, it was used by Persian-speakers ( and others influenced by Persian ) to denote the Pashtun people.

Prior to the tunnel being built, the LIRR's western terminus was Atlantic Street at Clinton Street.

Prior to burial in the Panthéon, the body of Victor Hugo was exposed under the Arc during the night of 22 May 1885.

Prior to the controversy surrounding Agent Orange, there was already a large body of scientific evidence linking 2, 4, 5-T to serious negative health effects and ecological damage.

Prior to 1991 the law was stricter, when changes more clearly defined which businesses were exempt such as pharmacies, hospitals, and restaurants.

Prior to the release of the VHS Volumes, a laserdisc titled Beavis and Butt-Head: The Essential Collection was issued in 1994, containing sixteen episodes from the second and third seasons.

Prior to 1969, the National League champion ( the " pennant winner ") was determined by the best win-loss record at the end of the regular season.

Prior to 1931, as soon as the first necessary run to win the game scored, the play was over, and the batter was credited only with the number of bases needed to drive in the winning run.

Prior to the South African tour, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and a planned tour of Germany in the fall of 1980 was canceled.

Prior to the 1963 Act, it was chaired by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor and the Speaker of the House of Commons.