Word: priore
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...women over 40 have had a mammogram, up from about 20% in 1979. The widespread use of this tool, a low-dose X ray of the breasts, has meant that more women are discovering their tumors in the early stages, before a lump can be felt. In past decades, prior to the spread of mammography, such women might have died of other causes before their breast cancer was diagnosed...
...feel that Iraq's concerted effort to develop further biological, chemical and nuclear weapons is a tremendous threat to international security and the stability of the region. We emphasize that, prior to the invasion of Kuwait, Saddam Hussein's Iraq had started a war with Iran, threatened to "burn half of Israel," executed a British journalist and massacred thousands upon thousands of its Kurdish citizens...
...suspected would be the case prior to planning the counter-protest, the demonstration was teeming with propaganda meant to discredit the United States, President George Bush (who was referred to as a "liar"), the allies of the United States (in particular Israel), the Harvard administration and, of course, the dominant white male establishment. Christopher J. Picotte...
...Outright Horse Swap. More attractive to Saddam would be an arrangement in which he would depart Kuwait, again apparently unrewarded. Kuwait, by prior secret agreement, would grant him concessions. Saddam could be forgiven the $10 to $20 billion he borrowed from Kuwait to wage war against Iran. Kuwait could lease to Saddam the two islands he covets, Warba and Bubiyan, perhaps for many years or maybe in perpetuity...
...disputed Iraq-Kuwait border that would put its two-mile-long share of Rumaila squarely on Iraqi turf. Alternatively, Kuwait could agree to turn its proceeds from Rumaila over to Baghdad. Though the field is extraordinarily bountiful, its loss would not seriously dent Kuwait's oil riches. Prior to the invasion, Kuwait was extracting some 10,000 bbl. a day from Rumaila, just 0.5% of its total production of 2 million...