Before his selection as pope, he had visited Constantinople twice.

The report concluded that none of the candidates were adequately examined for possible conflicts of interest, ethics or legal problems before their selection.

The nominees are all women, some of them unknown names in publishing before their selection last month.

They say there is no need to decide on the stadium before the committee's selection.

The request was sent out to several engineering firms before Harris's selection for the $10 million contract.

Before his selection, the president of the University of Tehran was elected by the faculty members.

It sold a few thousand copies before its selection and then was a best seller.

He twice ran unsuccessfully for county executive before his selection as interim county leader earlier this year.

A byeman is a man who works underground; it is unknown if the individual knew the word's meaning before its selection.

He had signed to play baseball at Nebraska before his selection.