prior

How To Use prior In A Sentence

• Prior to the 19th century, the region's social structure - outside of a few major cities, including Baghdad - was organized primarily around relatively isolated tribal confederations.
• But in a world where grooming students for a career and making the arts responsive to business are key government priorities, a little artistic vision goes a long way.
• Fun is the secret ingredient of a lot of great companies, but 10 years of economic prosperity, a resurgent stock market, and the dawning of the dot-com have created other business priorities.
• Perhaps in their heyday around 2006-2007, they were overwhelmed with the explosive rowth, however it was reported that prior to the recent management shuffling, they had a 1000 employees? Why MySpace Is Really GeoCities 2.0
• Ann rather astonished me by saying how she wouldn't mind a plate of egg and chips prior to leaving for the dinner.
• Both names are unobjectionable, but as the term Caddo has priority by a few pages preference is given to it. Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891
• It highlights key facets of presidential policies and priorities, difficulties and conflicts, while charting the developing nature of the office.
• Prior to testing, stimulus males were kept for some days in aquaria with a one-way mirror on one side to acclimatize them with their reflected image.
• ‘The council operates a priority order for gritting roads and footpaths,’ a spokesman said.
• His answer was tinted by his prior knowledge.