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01. [Prior] to living in Montpelier, we lived in Concord for about 10 years.

02. Without any [prior] experience as a waitress, it will be hard to find a job in a restaurant in this town.

03. I'm sorry, I won't be able to attend your party; I have a [prior] engagement.

04. The suspect was identified as having been seen in the area [prior] to the shooting.

05. He worked as a translator [prior] to becoming an ESL teacher.

06. No [prior] knowledge of linguistics is necessary for this course.

07. You must receive [prior] approval from your supervisor before making any purchases for the office.

08. Home computers were virtually unknown [prior] to 1980.

09. [Prior] to migration, a goose will consume the equivalent of up to 25 percent of its body weight per day, to build up large amounts of fat.

10. The age recorded on a whiskey bottle refers to the number of years it is aged [prior] to being bottled because once in the bottle, whiskey does not improve.

11. The shoestring was invented in England in 1790; [prior] to this time, all shoes were fastened with buckles.

12. [Prior] to 1991, Ukraine was part of the U.S.S.R.

13. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that parents have a [prior] right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

14. In 1542, Catherine, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII, was imprisoned in Hampton Court [prior] to being beheaded.

15. Evidence suggests that newborn babies can hear and remember things which occurred [prior] to birth.