Word: prior
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...Britain, however prior to the war the subject of the Falklands had provoked little if any interest, and other than a small but vociferous group of supporters in Parliament the majority of the population remained ignorant of the existence of the islands. The British, facing austerity at home, were unprepared to invest the necessary money to develop the islands, yet apparently unable to make a serious effort to divest themselves of the territory. In the meantime they stalled negotiations with the Argentinians...
...Prior to its glorious sixth. Harvard had twice loaded the bases, but managed to convert those opportunities into only two runs. In the third inning, with one away. Wilson chopped a grounder over the B.U. pitcher, allowing Nancy Andrea to score for the first Crimson...
Colman, on the other hand, intends to hand-pick his replacement. He named as co-candidates Timothy H. Forster '84 and Andrew A. Bernstein '84 Both are qualified by prior experience, having assisted Colman with the large brass instrument. Neither was available for comment yesterday...
...foreign journalists based in Jerusalem, the story came less as a surprise than as a confirmation of long-held suspicions. Correspondents often swap stories of intrusions into their telephone calls. They have also noted peculiar mechanical disruptions in the wire transmission of stories that they did not submit to prior censorship because, they contended, the stories did not breach matters of national security...
...perfect conditions, the Radcliffe varsity lightweights crew, national collegiate champions, was beaten by the Smith College eight in its first and toughest race of the season. The rowers attributed the loss to the lack of experience racing as a crew, as the boats had only been established two days prior to the race. They're favored, through in upcoming races against B.U., Dartmouth and Brown...