The phrase "as decided before" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a prior decision that has been made in a previous discussion or context.
Example: "We will proceed with the project timeline as decided before during our last meeting."
Alternatives: "as previously agreed" or "as determined earlier".
You knew Sunday's Game 6 was going to be wild as soon as Canucks Coach Alain Vignault decided before the game to bench goalie Roberto Luongo — yeah, the guy who won the Olympic gold medal for Canada last year and has 11 years left on a 12-year contract — which Yahoo.com's Jeff Passan attributes to sheer panic because Chicago has now tormented Luongo three straight years in the playoffs.
After Roger Clemens was signed as well, the Astros decided before spring training began that Robertson would pitch out of the bullpen for the season.
Mr Jones's future as council leader will be decided before the public meetings take place when he faces a vote of no confidence.
Here is the real, unedited quotation: Schneider and his wife, who met as undergraduates at University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, decided before they wed that she'd have the big career and he'd be the primary parent.
But there might be hope for the former teen heartthrob yet, as there is much to be decided before November 2016.
They said that people kept asking them about Morecambe and whether it really was the "third crappest town in the world" as decided by public vote before the first book of Crap Towns.
According to one state official, interactions with the Commission had become mere "formalities" as allocations were decided even before interacting with the states.
FPs expected that this was causing delays as patients decided to wait before seeking health care for financial reasons, leading to worse conditions and higher costs.
As before, decide the sign of your answer based on the number of negative signs in the problem.
The new hotel is as yet unnamed; the company is talking to all the major brands — known as "flags" — before deciding which of them will operate it, Mr. Thomas said.
