Example sentences of "prior to [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prior to polling the NDC formed an electoral alliance with the National Convention Party ( NCP ) , although each party offered separate candidates in the constituencies . |
| 2 | This was followed by public presentations and exhibitions , based on the early draft by the council , throughout the region , and criticism received was considered prior to submitting the draft structure plan to the Secretary of State . |
| 3 | Prior to calling the election Mahathir had claimed to have tapes of Razaleigh telling his own supporters that if Semangat " 46 won , he would " destroy " the PAS and the Democratic Action Party ( DAP ) , the largest opposition party in the coalition . |
| 4 | Prior to calling the subroutine , The processor 's A , B , C , D , E , F , H and L registers are initialised to the least significant words of A% , B% , C% , D% , E% , F% , H% and L% respectively ( see also CALL ) . |
| 5 | Finally , prior to accessing the relational database you must set your DEC Rdb/VMS or ORACLE default database , as appropriate , to whichever database your LIFESPAN Manager has set up to retain the transferred LIFESPAN information . |
| 6 | Prior to writing the script , I had made a list of the cast , designated local actors for the various roles and had them called for the 2pm ‘ woodshed ’ run-through . |
| 7 | Prepare the new home prior to moving the fish by ageing the water for at least five days . |
| 8 | This will terminate the PPR in faecal egg counts prior to moving the ewes and lambs to a safe pasture . |
| 9 | Prior to naming the polymer , the CRU is oriented and named according to the established principles or organic nomenclature for naming bivalent and multivalent groups . |
| 10 | He is accused of making a false statement prior to entering the US , which carries a sentence of up to five years in jail . |
| 11 | Thereafter , the Company may require an employee to undergo further medical examination ; for example , after prolonged or persistent illness and prior to entering the P&O Group Pension Scheme . |
| 12 | We have already discussed this in relation to the acute anxiety spiral but it is well worth repeating that avoidance , prior to encountering the full experience of the feared situation , occurs because of what the person believes is going to happen . |
| 13 | Prior to getting the |
| 14 | The bitch , Rintelna the Chatelaine , was to whelp the first litter born in Australia , having been mated prior to leaving the UK . |
| 15 | Married women who were not full contributors prior to leaving the labour market are not credited . |
| 16 | The Programme of session 1992–93 was fully discussed prior to determining the events for next session 1993–94 . |
| 17 | The Programme of session 1992–93 was fully discussed prior to determining the events for next session 1993–94 . |
| 18 | As he watched his gifted little daughter sobbing her heart out prior to taking the tee in the Girls ' Championship at Leven in 1975 , he told her that she must either play without fuss or stop playing altogether . |
| 19 | Prior to laying the information Mrs Bujok had not served an abatement notice upon the council or informed them of the alleged defects in the premises . |
| 20 | The justices held Mrs Bujok was not required to ensure that the council were aware of the defective state of the property prior to laying the information . |
| 21 | At the meeting on the 7 October the Committee heard a deputation from NALGO prior to considering the matter in detail . |
| 22 | I will , as requested , provide you with details of our costs as the matter progresses and will submit our final fee , which should be approved by both parties , prior to issuing the valuation report . |
| 23 | Kerfs formed across a large joint prior to removing the waste wood . |
| 24 | In Litster , even though the sale was by a receiver , it was clear that the employees had been dismissed immediately prior to completing the sale of a business solely to avoid the effect of the Transfer Regulations on the sale . |
| 25 | At home most were never up at this hour , and breakfast was either a meal only to be enjoyed at the weekend or eaten hastily prior to catching the bus to work . |
| 26 | Prior to buying the engineering companies , it consisted of a mixed bag of companies , including three hotels in the Peak District , Staffordshire and Lincoln , a company making artificial flowers and children 's hats , a children 's book publisher and a company that cleans and processes pig and sheep intestines into sausage casings . |
| 27 | District health authorities may also produce their own regular bulletins prior to using the classifieds . |
| 28 | If the person using the expert system does not have the degree of skill and knowledge contained in the system he should make this clear to the client and obtain his agreement prior to using the system . |
| 29 | The killer would have to be unbalanced mentally prior to hearing the music . |
| 30 | ie the recipient has to acknowledge its status prior to receiving the item . |