Word: prior
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Prior to his appointment as ambassador in 1981, Gotlieb, as Secretary of state for external affairs, held the top position in the Canadian foreign ministry...
...targeting the Communist world. Over the past decade, Graham has managed to preach salvation and world peace in Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Rumania, Hungary and -- three times -- the Soviet Union. Last April he conducted his first tour of mainland China, where his wife Ruth was raised by missionary parents. Prior to the arduous three-week visit, he was briefed by Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger; during it, he was the second foreign dignitary (after Corazon Aquino) to be received by new Premier Li Peng...
Some blame Harvard's recent failure on its schedule. The Crimson usally has a long layoff for exams prior to playing...
...candidates. Dukakis was simply too inarticulate to express that difference until the waning days of the campaign. He could have won this election, but like most politicians he lacked the fortitude to tamper with the electorate, and take his chances with a volatile group of new voters with no prior allegiences...
...weighing the possibility of reversal, I have consulted widely not only within my own staff but among individuals without prior connection with the election who are highly knowlegeable about labor relations and labor law. These discussions have led me to the following conclusions. Although the ALJ's opinion contains unwarranted and gratuitous comments about participants in the proceedings and can be disputed on other grounds as well, I do not believe that the odds of securing a reversal are substantial enough to outweigh the risks of imposing a long and fruitless delay that could frustrate the interests of many...