Word: prior
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...engineers at Rockwell International, the prime contractor for the shuttle, saw the ice in televised shots of Pad 39-B and telephoned NASA to urge a delay in the launch. But Space Flight Director Moore said that an "ice team" had inspected the shuttle. "We checked just 20 minutes prior to launch, and the consensus of the reports was good," he said. "It was decided that very low risk would be involved...
...most successful auditioners have some prior collegiate singing experience in the Glee Club, Radcliffe Chorale Society (RCS) or Collegium, although a fair number of freshman break right into the a capella ranks...
...Krokodiloes, 10 had been in the Glee Club, says Steven P. Dostart '86, a three-year veteran of the group. "[Prior musical experience] really makes a difference. A guy may audition who has a really nice voice, but he'd never been in anything--essentially his voice was untrained. We tell him to join the Glee Club and then re-audition the following year. They've got the voice, they just have to do something with...
...opinion among those directly manipulating the young queen. No actions for the poor were taken, no attempt was made to resolve the national inflation, and no move was initiated to improve education. Jane and Guilford had as little to do with politics after she became queen as they did prior to her makeshifts coronation...
...startling pre-game move, Captain Pat Smith--who had started in a team-high 66 consecutive games prior to last night--was benched in favor of freshmen Neil Phillips--usually a forward--and Mike Gielen...