Sentence examples for had ceased before from inspiring English sources

The passenger rail service had ceased before 1978, a time when all Tasmanian passenger rail services ceased.

The Israelis insisted they were rooting out a hostile enemy, but Palestinians contended that armed resistance had ceased before the troops arrived.

To address reverse causation, we reviewed the circumstances of all deaths, and weaning was only classified to have occurred if breastfeeding had ceased before the illness that preceded the child's death, and not as a result of that illness.

Smoking status was classified as "yes" (if the woman was a daily smoker or was smoking at some point during pregnancy) or "no" (never smoked or alternatively, if she had ceased before pregnancy) and use of alcohol as "yes" (if the woman had been drinking alcohol during pregnancy at the time when the questionnaire was administered) or "no" (if the woman had been drinking solely alcohol-free drinks).

He argued that, contrary to the views of the MPs, if City Link had ceased trading before Christmas on 22 December it would have been financially better for the owners.

Ruth Roll, spokeswoman for owners of the site Grundon, said the composting area was leased to Good2Grow, which had ceased trading before the fire broke out and therefore nobody was at the site at the time.

The vaginal sample was collected after the bleeding had ceased and before the start of treatment.

Our interview never happened because the channel had ceased broadcasting hours before.

It is accepted, however, that he had ceased trading minutes before the crash.

A case of cluster headache-like attacks preceded by cold sensations perceived in the ipsilateral nostril following inhalation of Umbellularia californica scent has recently been described in a cluster headache patient whose attacks had ceased 10 years before [106].

The reasons for this are unclear, but it is significant that all official mention of the railway had ceased several decades before and it is likely that the line was simply forgotten by officialdom.