Qualifies something (inception or end of a thing, event, or date) as happening previously to another thing.
1Israeli police said there was no intelligence information prior to the attack.
2However, the decision will only apply to cases brought prior to 2010.
3Make a list of questions prior to your interview and simply ask.
4Assign all potential changes a risk level prior to scheduling the change.
5That's what you said yesterday-andlast week-andthe week prior to that.
6Minister for Health James Reilly finally approved the plan prior to Christmas.
7History never addresses Rwandan deaths or a possible genocide prior to 1959.
8The rule of thumb is to board 30 minutes prior to departure.
9In all cases, a neurosurgical opinion was sought prior to further intervention.
10BHP said its annual capacity was 6 million tonnes prior to that.
11However, other events occur prior to the initiation of apoptosis in cells.
12They are given prior to the start of the execution, he said.
13Additional studies are necessary to validate the model prior to clinical trial.
14We had been all year round daily dippers prior to the virus.
15The value of histopathological diagnosis prior to definitive treatment also requires highlighting.
16In a fire test prior to opening, the safety mechanisms went haywire.
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