Sentence examples for before it sought from inspiring English sources

In early June, even before it sought bankruptcy protection, WorldCom had announced plans to sell its wireless operation.

The situation is even more notable at United, which was an employee-owned company before it sought bankruptcy protection.

But once the European Union rejected Turkey's aspirations, it was only a matter of time before it sought a different sphere of influence.

Before it sought the labor provision in new contracts, the city lobbied the State Legislature unsuccessfully to make the provision a part of state law.

In July 2012 Cameron's government (like successive governments before it) sought to replace the partly appointed, partly hereditary upper house of Parliament, the House of Lords, with a chamber that had a more democratic mandate.

He succeeds Michael D. Tucci, who left in December to join Coach Inc. EToys was the largest Internet toy retailer before it sought bankruptcy protection in March 2001 after failing to earn a profit.

Hollywood should put its own house in order before it seeks to tell others how to live their lives.

One year before it seeks re-election, the government has begun directly charging households for water use.

But calibrating exactly how much Russia can be pushed before it seeks to form such a block is going to be tricky.

Merck needs such outcomes data before it seeks approval from the Food and Drug Administration to market the drug, cardiologists said, because a similar experimental drug from Pfizer turned out to be problematic.

And the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta has a class-action suit before it seeking to strike down Florida's laws, which deny voting rights to more than 600,000 people.