1.   If no time limit is imposed statements must be served before the hearing or appointment.

2.   Appetizers were served before dinner, which was an amazing feast considering how far we were from anything resembling a store.

3.   As a first-time offender, with credit for time served before trial, he never spent a day in prison for the robbery, police said.

4.   At Mexican food places, ask for plain corn tortillas with your hot sauce instead of the fried tortilla chips usually served before the main course.

5.   At home you can make a meal of these wonderful appetizers, or serve them before a grilled main course.

6.   Before that he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Barrick.

7.   Before that he served as deputy director of the Arizona Association of County Supervisors.

8.   Before that he served in a number of positions at Apple Computer, including senior attorney.

9.   -- A basket of tortilla chips served before the meal contains half of the daily recommended allowance of fat.

10.   But he was different from those who had served before him as director of central intelligence.