Sentence examples for before the crack from inspiring English sources

The previous low of 16,230 was set in 1983, before the crack epidemic that overwhelmed a system already in disarray.

This was the dead zone in America's sporting calendar: the football season, both college and pro, had ended weeks earlier and it would be another two months before the crack of a bat was heard in a major league ballpark.

Interrupted tests show damage in the bulk specimen before the crack initiation.

The aim is to have at least two inspection intervals before the crack grows to critical size.

The results indicate that failure was detected before the crack occurred and the time to notice maintenance could be controlled.

After the application of overloads, experimental measurements revealed a period of significant retardation before the crack growth rates returned to their original baseline levels.

The second part of Fitzgerald's line about opposing ideas written before the "crack-up" dirge is, "One should be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise".

You wonder how long before the cracks begin to show.

That was before the cracks in the residential market became apparent to most buyers.

What's more, not all those millions are Johnny-come-latelys who arrived just before the cracks appeared.

But figures from credit agency Experian show that the number of nearly new cars on Britain's roads has been steadily declining since well before the cracks started to appear in the global and domestic economy.