1.   The interview with Lyubimov, for which I acted as interpreter, was conducted well before the opening night.

2.   An army spokesman told Reuters that the troop movements were routine exercizes conducted before winter and that no reinforcements had been brought into the area.

3.   And starting in July, the law requires any private sale of a gun to be conducted before a licensed dealer or local law-enforcement officer.

4.   Both surveys were conducted before the terrorist attacks.

5.   A funeral Mass is conducted before burial, and the body is in the church.

6.   A number of symbols were presented to the new rector during the solemn but joyous ceremony conducted before a packed house.

7.   Both the state and national surveys were conducted before the Federal Reserve surprised markets last week with a half-point interest rate cut.

8.   But although laser printers are tied to the rise of personal computing, they arose from research conducted before World War II.

9.   But random interviews among women attending the convention, conducted before the vote, suggested that the amendment was seen as consistent with Baptist teachings.

10.   But they were all conducted before the first televised debate, in which Walesa fared poorly.