Before imposing the sentence, the judge, John G. Koeltl, said: "The offense in this case was egregious.
Before imposing the ban, Japan imported about $1 billion worth of beef from the United States annually.
Before imposing her sentence, Justice Carol Berkman of State Supreme Court in Manhattan said that the case of the counselor, Tony Simmons, "cries out for the maximum".
Before imposing them, regulators must be sure that competition is not a sufficient restraint.In America, competition, at the moment, is not enough.
"Before imposing regulations on a multitrillion-dollar industry," Mr. Shepherd said, "we would like to see more empirical data than four cases and one report".
Before imposing a code of conduct that was neither called for or welcomed by teachers, Mr Meyrick should look to root out potential racists from our profession.
Before imposing the sentence at the top of that range, as prosecutors had requested, the judge, Loretta A. Preska, made clear that she saw deterrence as critical, citing a United Nations report that showed a sharp increase in piracy.
Before imposing a wider ban, Congress should push government scientists to complete their assessments of the hazards posed by BPA and determine whether there are safer alternatives for these essential products.
And why did the government abolish all duties before imposing a better tax-collection system?
"It's been frustrating," he moaned before imposing an uncharacteristic 24-hour Twitter blackout.
Judge Marrero took the unusual step of reading aloud a 32-page statement before imposing sentence.
