Word: prior
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...University was nine months and $180 million ahead of schedule just prior to Loker's donation, but the library fund was behind. Out of the $78 million it hopes to raise to acquire new holdings for Harvard's libraries, renovate Widener Library and preserve Harvard's aging collection, the University had secured only 27 percent of the funds prior to Loker's gift...
...only was it produced backwards, it was produced backwards in an insane asylum. While the viability of both changes is suggested by the text itself, their simultaneous implementation is a very bold move. The historical Richard III was the deserving subject of horror stories for a good century prior to Shakespeare's dramatization, and undoubtedly, this is the same story, with all the murder, intrigue and back-stabbing that suggests...
...Prior to his injury, Adams had been playing the season of his life. In only 12 games, he had chalked up six goals and six assists. Drafted by the National Hockey League's Hartford Whalers in the ninth round of the 1996 draft, Adams had gained the reputation of being a tough, hard-nosed player who never gave...
...nearly empty (admittedly Sunday nights are never the most bustling) and the lights are turned up just a tad too bright. In fact, Cafe Japonaise just re-opened two weeks before our visit, offering only its delectable sushi rather than the full Japanese menu that was available prior to its closing. The restaurant's chef is on a mission to create an entirely new menu, however, which will include both sushi and a more international, French-Japanese fusion cuisine fit for the new millennium. She plans to move to a location that serves more than the occasional walk...
...March of this year, Commonwealth residents received the ability to chose which power company supplies their electricity. Prior to the March change, electric line owners had supplied electricity to customer...