Sentence examples for before he gained from inspiring English sources

One tradition holds that al-Rāzī was already an alchemist before he gained his medical knowledge.

Long before he gained attention for scaling buildings and parachuting, Cashman dived into deep seas as a scuba diver.

William Hague appointed him a Home Office spokesman under Ann Widdecombe, before he gained promotion to the shadow cabinet as chief secretary to the Treasury.

To decorate the walls of the headquarters the company hired the artist Gerhard Richter, decades before he gained attention in the United States.

He was an actor, director, and writer of revues and plays before he gained fame as a playwright for The Lady's Not for Burning (1948), an ironic comedy set in medieval times whose heroine is charged with being a witch.

That was before he gained 161 receiving yards as a freshman in a game at Wisconsin, before he blocked for the future N.F.L. running backs Michael Turner and Garrett Wolfe, before he finished second in program history for receiving yards.

Now he said he worried that Ms. Berman might try to sell his father's art at bargain prices before he gains control of the collection, or possibly challenge the 2011 will.

The need to strike at an aggressive despot before he gains the power to blackmail us with the horrific weapons he is building and hiding is apparent to most Americans, including those who will bear the brunt of the fight.

Of course, $8.6 million might not even be close to enough, since Booker is a likely presidential contender, and Republicans would be wise to spend a lot of money to try to beat him before he gains momentum.

But if he continues to play as well as he has so far this season, it won't be long before he gains recognition.

Appointed CBE in 1965, as opportunities opened before him, he gained in self-confidence and overcame much of his shyness.