"Is it because of prior failures on probation?
Because of prior convictions he could face up to 30 years in prison in that case.
Because of prior overfishing, the Russians are reportedly no longer able to fill their harvest quotas.
It has been under state control for more than a decade because of prior mismanagement.
A California shoplifter was charged with stealing $153.54 in videotapes, and because of prior convictions was sentenced to 50 years in prison.
Fifty-four of those suspects were in the database because of prior burglary convictions, compared to just 35 with prior drug convictions.
Not every patent survives a legal challenge – a judge may strike it down because of "prior art" (someone invented it already), which makes the cases worth fighting.
Mr Stollmann the free-marketeer, stresses the CDU with delight, was not even in Berlin for the presentation of the programme, supposedly because of "prior engagements".
If convicted, Mr. Acevedo could face life in prison because of prior felony convictions, including for a 1987 killing, prosecutors said.
A federal government report on the SARS outbreak last spring said the public health care system in Toronto was unable to manage the crisis effectively because of prior budget cuts and shortages of hospital staffing.
"I was removed from the list of employees eligible for promotion to sergeant, despite scoring third out of 2,500 applicants, because of prior minor late charges," Officer Gamble testified.
