Sentence examples for before the landmark from inspiring English sources

As some houses were altered before the landmark designation took effect, those that retained intact details are especially prized, she said.

A half dozen houses on the block are in various stages of renovation; most of the work was started before the landmark designation.

That ruling, however, arrived before the landmark supreme court decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (Doma) in June 2013.

Seeking to maintain the faith as it was understood before the landmark Second Vatican Council of 1962-1965, traditionalists view modern reforms as the work of either foolish liberals or hellbent heretics.

Dr. King's appearance occurred days before the landmark Civil Rights bill passed in the House of Representatives and less than five months after he delivered what is perhaps his most famous speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington.

Just before the landmark summit meeting in June between Kim Jong Il and South Korea's president, Kim Dae Jung, Mr. Bai won a Kim Jong Il look-alike contest sponsored by the Sun Woo Corporation, which was using the meeting to drum up business for its matchmaking services.

The proposal went before the landmarks commission in August.

You have to pity any architect who appears before the landmarks committee of the Upper East Side's community board.

And Mr. Allen not only made his film, but he also testified before the landmarks commission at a standing-room-only public hearing.

Before the landmarks commission session on Tuesday, a spokeswoman for Tishman Speyer issued a statement saying it "continues its planning process for the Rainbow Room, which is an icon loved by New Yorkers and visitors from around the world".

It was granted the next day under the Buildings Department's self-certification program, then audited and accepted by the agency on May 17, only 12 days before the landmarks hearing, effectively taking the matter out of the commission's hands.