It is interesting to note that this actually pre-dates the transmission of speech via radio.

One of the most well known aircraft wrecks at Truscott actually pre-dates the base by two years.

Spamming of Usenet newsgroups actually pre-dates e-mail spam.

The Lit actually pre-dates Trinity College itself, having been moved there from the Diocesan Theological Institute in 1852.

The earliest track, 'Walking' from 1972, actually pre-dates Saxon and is the first ever recording by Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson.

Dominic is often credited with the invention of the rosary; it actually pre-dates him, but he certainly spread devotion to it, and used it to strengthen his own spiritual life.

If the facts are related, this would be a unique case of a tradition that endured for more than a thousand years and that actually pre-dates most of the major splits in the Germanic language family.

The original style of NASCAR modifieds actually pre-dates NASCAR's existence by many years.

What is the Council's opinion on this situation, in particular as the law on the mentally disabled actually pre-dates the recent law on child protection?

They are often categorized with MUMPS within the category of post-relational databases, although the data model actually pre-dates the relational model.