Still in use, the building clearly predates the turn-of-the-century Gothic edifice.

The tradition of activist First Ladies clearly predates Ellen Wilson in 1913.

Electric system underinvestment is a longstanding problem that clearly predates New York's move to restructure the state's electricity sector.

The earliest confirmed production date is 1948, but the label design clearly predates 1946.

But this carving, buried for millennia, clearly predated all the rest.

So the subversion of the courier clearly predated the arrival of Galeni on Earth.

Although both Leary and Wilson were members in this group near the end of their lives, the circuit design clearly predates this organization.

On the other hand, most of the lyrics clearly predated the Memphis Jug Band recording.

It clearly predates the existing Commission.

Yet attempts by both the left and the right to appropriate the lessons of Thermopylae clearly predated the movie.