He was earlier granted bail in 16 other cases.

(Brazos Island was granted separately and earlier by the King of Spain.)

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist had earlier granted Maryland's request for a stay of the state court's decision.

The trading rights of the Venetians, granted by Alexios almost a century earlier, were also revoked.

King Louis had earlier granted to Lazar the region of Mačva, or at least a part of it, probably when the prince accepted the king's suzerainty.

If his wish for immigration controls had been granted a generation earlier, his family probably would not have been allowed into the country.

Although I have earlier granted it to simplify matters (p. 21), premiss (1) is not nearly so firm as an objector might like.

In 1987 they had been informed only 45 minutes before they were expecting to hang that a stay of execution had been granted 20 hours earlier.

On the same grounds, the market rights, which had surely been granted earlier, were newly confirmed and chartered in 1737 by the Elector of Mainz.

Others do not wish to give up the privileges they were granted earlier.