Example sentences of "prior to [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When rifting leads to the rupture of a continent the original elevation of the landsurface above sea level prior to rifting inevitably creates some relief once a new base level is established . |
| 2 | Immediately prior to polling day the Alliance played the extremist card . |
| 3 | Prior to polling day the government announced a new package of economic stimulants including public works expenditure and tax cuts . |
| 4 | Prior to polling the NDC formed an electoral alliance with the National Convention Party ( NCP ) , although each party offered separate candidates in the constituencies . |
| 5 | ‘ The main differences between the two styles of cuisine is in the way the Chinese blend ingredients , how they introduce colour into the food , and that up to 90% of the work is done prior to cooking . ’ |
| 6 | The skins can be rubbed with a little margarine prior to cooking . |
| 7 | At RAF Lyneham 500 men are sweating over the vast amounts of equipment the individual soldier attaches to his body prior to jumping into a theatre of war . |
| 8 | But the influx of migratory salmonids prior to spawning is quite independent of the primary productivity . |
| 9 | Like many carnivores , Killers seem to be adaptable , taking whatever prey is available and are not averse to salmon if they find them massing in an estuary prior to spawning . |
| 10 | This is particularly true for the female , as she must be in top condition to make good quality eggs prior to spawning . |
| 11 | A protein-rich diet prior to spawning for cock fish is also desirable to promote virility and success of spawning . |
| 12 | The patient was also quite unaware that he had been rubbing his chest just prior to fainting . |
| 13 | Brigadier Scott is taken to the Sergeants ' Mess to meet the Mess members , all of Whom have played vital parts either as instructors or in the administrative support of the recruits ' training , prior to lunching in the Officers ' Mess . |
| 14 | The model SEFA-P portable X-ray fluorescence analyser is for safe screening of waste oil samples for heavy metal contaminants prior to recycling . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Other acts quick to cash in on the latest sensation showed equally becoming maidens shedding their clothes prior to bathing , being examined by a doctor , or sun bathing . |
| 17 | The miners themselves were deeply divided , not least because Arthur Scargill had refused to carry out a ballot prior to calling a strike . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | User must have access to all modules to be read prior to calling READ_COMPLETE_ROOT_PACKAGE . |
| 20 | User must have access to root package prior to calling READ_COMPLETE_ROOT_PACKAGE . |
| 21 | 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 ) . |
| 22 | Rather than commit you at this stage to the costs of detailed accounting , due diligence and contract drafting , which may subsequently prove to be abortive , MAS would intend performing a short key features review devised to highlight potential deal breaking points and other inevitably contentious issues ( such as possible earn-out terms ) which will need to be resolved with the vendors prior to proceeding . |
| 23 | The third group of dolphins was in transit in Yeliu Harbour , prior to shipping to the oceanarium on mainland Taiwan . |
| 24 | If animals are to be sent abroad all the necessary documentation must be arranged prior to shipping and the necessary papers must travel with the animals . |
| 25 | There the ore was stored until carted to the firm 's copper yard on the Ulverston Canal where it was mixed , weighed and sampled , prior to shipping after purchase by the Smelter 's Agent . |
| 26 | The insurance company can check ex post in some cases ( after a theft ) or it can screen prior to accepting risk ( health insurance ) . |
| 27 | Since ocean carriers must now verify prior to accepting NVOCC shipments to or from the United States that FMC bonding and tariff filing requirements have been met , the registration feature is designed to facilitate the carriers ' verification and to gain a standing for the NVOCC bill equal to that of its European counterpart , the FIATA bill of lading . |
| 28 | Prior to accepting his new position he was CCG 's personnel director . |
| 29 | A mixture of equal quantities of raw linseed oil and substitute turps is often rubbed into pine prior to staining . |
| 30 | This is true whether or not the embryos are disaggregated prior to staining . |