Word: prior
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...first interview we did with Mikhail Gorbachev, prior to the Geneva summit in 1985, was the first he gave to an American news organization--and contained some important signals. Henry Grunwald, TIME's editor-in-chief, received the call indicating that Gorbachev had agreed to a meeting. Grunwald, managing editor Ray Cave and I [as chief of correspondents] flew by Concorde to Paris and then on to Moscow. When we saw Gorbachev the next day, in the preliminary chitchat, he said, "What was Aeroflot like? I need to know...
Ogletree described Cochran as "a marvel of excellent lawyering," a man whose work against police brutality prior to the celebrity of the Simpson case, receives little attention...
...Taiwan from southern China about 400 years ago, but the island they settled was only claimed by the Chinese empire for eight of those years. In the past half millenium, Taiwan has been periodically governed by several European powers and eventually by the Japanese in the 50 years prior to World War II. During these 400 years, the immigrants mixed with the indigenous peoples, essentially cut off from the mainland, and their ideas and culture diverged from those of imperial China...
...whether this proposal will be realized in actual law is unclear. The proposal has many critics, including many Congressional Republicans, who say that the so-called "prior, prior year data" underestimates income, and will cause aid to be redistributed to less-needy families...
...concert in Princess Diana's honor say they haven't been snubbed by top stars. But Elton John won't be there because he's on tour then, while guitar legend Eric Clapton, former Beatle Paul McCartney, pop singer George Michael and opera star Luciano Pavarotti have also pleaded prior engagements. Concert organizers have been criticized by the British press for setting ticket prices at $65. Those set to perform at Althorp Park, where Diana is buried, include singers Sir Cliff Richard and Chris de Burgh and the pop band...