Sentence examples for before universities from inspiring English sources

In France, men of letters and society ladies warmed to Descartes long before universities did.

But in the heyday of American invention there were a lot of private labs, like Edison's and Tesla's, back before universities became the only places to do research".

The town of Chartres, 50 miles south-west of Paris, was one of the great centres of medieval learning, long before universities were created.

As many as 2,500 schools, 300 colleges and 100 universities had been involved in the Aimhigher scheme before universities minister David Willetts announced he was closing it last November.

He told Politico that the out-of-work pol should write a book; take a commentator gig on TV; get a condo in D.C. or New York to use as an East Coast base; and prepare three types of speeches — one "to make money," another to "project her brand" before universities and interest groups, and a vivid campaign stump speech to use for Republican candidates in 2010.

Writers of English were turning out good work long before universities started granting degrees in linguistic engineering.

I wanted to go traveling before university so that I could take some time out of the education system.

For Rule, though she changed her mind about which course to pursue, BTec was always an interim step before university.

Dr Wendy Piatt, director general of the Russell Group, defends her members' record, insisting that the "underlying cause" of the problem was occurring long before university.

After travelling a little through South East Asia before University, I got the travel bug and I've long had ambitions to head back there.

Before university, Neil had gone with them on these trips.