Sentence examples for before arrangements from inspiring English sources

ABC agreed to the Aziz interview, sources at the network said, but before arrangements could be planned, Mr. Aziz surrendered directly to U.S. authorities here.

Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, insists that he has an ironclad understanding with Washington that the Northern Alliance will not be allowed to "draw mileage" from the American bombing by closing in on Kabul before arrangements are complete for a new government that will be friendly to Pakistan, as the Taliban have been since overrunning Kabul in 1996.

I'm sure we were "vetted" before arrangements were made, but I was still surprised to be asked to drive over to The Carter Center to lead the way back.

Marilyn and Leigh, who had been to Bhutan twice before, made arrangements through their Bhutanese friend and tour operator, Passang Tshering.

For those who haven't cooked or cleaned before, the arrangement of countertops, the sturdiness of cabinetry, even how the water flows out of the kitchen faucet can be the difference between mealtime being a frustrating or satisfying experience.

"We've had these arrangements before, these security arrangements, with other countries," Mr. Bush said, referring to Afghanistan and Bosnia, among other countries where Americans troops had been deployed with the assent of sovereign governments.

"The financial restructuring scheme finalised in February 2000 is a complex agreement, lasting over 30 years, which was subject to detailed scrutiny over many months by professional advisers before the arrangements were endorsed by the University Council as the best way forward.

As we've said before, commercial arrangements between competitors are commonplace in many industries.

Barriers of culture, governance, power differentials, legal and regulatory regimes, differences in policies, protocols and practices must be addressed before collaborative arrangements are established.

"If they had an interest in Curtis they should have contacted us before making arrangements for him to go there on trial.

Mr Cable told the BBC's Andrew Marr show that it was designed to "pre-empt a flood" of new arrivals in the period before permanent arrangements came into force.