The compilers of the Hebrew scriptures had already rejected the sort of vainglorious boasting characteristic of the records of Babylonian kings.
Experts suggest that both sides probably already know the sort of jury makeup they want, and that mock trials have likely yielded juror profiles.
The numbers he has crunched, obtained through the Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University, have already generated the sort of heated but healthy dialogue he had anticipated.
And we also see Ms. Sherman, already creating the sort of fictional self-portraits, inspired by movies and girlie magazines, that would lead to her renowned "Untitled Film Stills".
This new 3.6-liter engine has already received the sort of praise and awards — it made Ward's list of 10 Best Engines, closely watched in the industry — that the previous, less powerful, less efficient V-6 never did.
In the big cities many people are already leading the sort of lives that have brought down fertility in richer countries.China's government is well aware of the problems of an ageing population, and "is doing all the right things but not always fast enough", says Vanessa Wang, an Asia specialist and actuary with Mercer, a consultancy.
It may already have; the sort of dogs who look for bodies have also been used in the search, and N.Y.P.D. divers have gone into Newtown Creek, the poisoned stretch of water that separates Greenpoint, Brooklyn, from Queens, and wasn't far from Avonte's school.
Ordinary people are already having the sort of experiences that Mr Bass describes, through the medium of online games such as "Second Life", which lets its visitors create anything they can imagine: with a few clicks, they can build houses, islands and spacecraft, and walk through or fly over the things created by other players.
"The idea that we'll have a $15m publicly-funded battle, when we've already seen the sort of material that's put out against marriage equality, and we've got organisations engaged in this debate saying anti-discrimination law and rules around advertising should be suspended," she said.
Does the formation of a joint commitment not already presuppose the sort of joint action by plural subject it is meant to bring about?
