Sentence examples for were conceived before from inspiring English sources

Some 58 percent of the projects that Corcoran Sunshine is planning were conceived before the downturn, Ms. Mack said.

New York's health emergency laws, he noted, were conceived before the Internet, 24-hour news channels, cellphones, fast cars and fast highways.

Still, some donor offspring who were conceived before the current trend of openness insist that not knowing who fathered them has left them confused and angry.

In 2012, Corcoran Sunshine calculated that 58 percent of the projects it was working on were conceived before the 2008 market meltdown.

The sets, all of which were conceived before the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, represent New Yorks of long ago, of the 1920's, 30's or 50's.

Mr. Jackson said his proposals were conceived before the accident and were part of a package of bills introduced in 2001 to make it more affordable for Maine residents to take jobs that many foreign workers now fill.

The plan, which has his backing, was conceived before his appointment earlier this month.

The Bourgeois show was conceived before the Hermitage made its commitment to the Guggenheim in June.

She added the plans had been conceived before the the economy turned sour.

Dheepan was conceived before Audiard's Rust and Bone, in the months after A Prophet was released in 2009.

The show was conceived before Sept. 11, but he said the attacks changed the way it plays.