Sentence examples for were granted before from inspiring English sources

John Kerry, the secretary of state, defended the decision, arguing the leases were granted before Obama became president.

The rest appear to have been purchased, since some of the patents were granted before Facebook was founded in 2004.

The three largest ones in this country -- American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines -- already have flying rights that were granted before 1990, a department spokesman said.

The chain of events was set in motion when several groups of lawyers challenged the grants of immunity, saying they are illegal because they were granted before a full investigation was conducted and before anyone was charged or convicted.

Thursday's order prevents the city from enforcing any injunctions that were granted before Jan . 19 , 2018though it can seek new ones provided that officials give targets a chance to challenge the orders in court before attempting to enforce them.

The Court held that, as a matter of federal law, the state grants were not void merely because they were granted before the Cherokee's title was extinguished: "The Indian title being only a right of occupancy, the state of North Carolina had the power to grant the fee in the lands, subject to this right.

Such a request has never been granted before, but Mr. Hayman, an American lawyer, said it might succeed this time.

Third, the financial support needed to resolve the Greek crisis was granted before, and not after, the debt restructuring losses were properly assigned.

The application was granted before the hearing stage at an immigration tribunal.

Permission from the Program Director should be granted before beginning work.

Planning permission is not expected to be granted before 2021, with spades in the ground by 2022 at the earliest.