Sentence examples for before the onslaught from inspiring English sources

Even before the onslaught of the Great Recession, the labor market was in serious trouble.

The Americans say Taliban leaders fled before the onslaught into the mountains or neighbouring provinces.

Before the onslaught of the main courses, two seafood starters are worth mentioning.

It would have seemed prescient to exhibit him before the onslaught of 90's installation art.

State officials fled before the onslaught, and Dr Ibrahim became the most senior medic in Timbuktu.

The family retreated to their basement before the onslaught of rockets and snipers forced them to abandon their home altogether.

The area's nightlife has been jeopardised before, with the onslaught of poker machines claiming many a live music venue in the late 90s.

His movements before and after the onslaught are now well established, police have said.

In 1818 Bambara collapsed before the onslaughts of Shehu Ahmadu Lobbo of Macina.

In 1957, John S. Wilson, a critic for the Times, even suggested that calypso was acquiring the edge: "Reports from the epidemic areas of popular music suggest that Elvis Presley and rock 'n' roll are giving way before the onslaughts of Harry Belafonte and Calypso," Wilson writes.

Clairtone, an upmarket television and hi-fi manufacturer which he founded in 1958, competed with the big Western brands before collapsing under the onslaught of Japanese electronics firms.