Sentence examples for long preceded from inspiring English sources

The urgency long preceded him.

As Freehling shows, this disunity long preceded 1861.

So the scroll format long preceded the use of the codex, or book.

For most British viewers, Louie's reputation will have long preceded the thing itself.

The underlying rot — in the walls and in the economy — long preceded Stournaras's ascendance.

Discord about Riverside's direction and priorities long preceded the arrival of Dr. Braxton.

He cited the work of the media analyst Thomas Baekdal as proof that newspapers' decline long preceded Craigslist.

Her love of denim, however, long precedes her modeling days.

Our failure to offer this prospect to many citizens long precedes the World Wide Web.

Its deployment long precedes the mic drop as a way to shut down a debate.

The country's difficulties with staging global showcases long precede its supposed neoliberal turn.