It would seem that the effective date preceded the legislation by nine months.

Finally, the runahead team must precede the main development activity by one to three months.

Both those levels came late in major bear markets, and preceded the beginnings of bull markets by only two or three months.

His wife, the former Clara Hodges (1880-1954), preceded her husband in death by fewer than three months.

Rick preceded me in this world by 11 months, so he has always been older and wiser, and my greatest teacher.

Kilpatrick preceded Barham in death by less than two months.

Leapor's death preceded by only two months the first appearances of her work in print.

Her death, however, preceded the publication by almost eighteen months.

Her arrest preceded that of Rosa Parks by nine months.

Ceremonial groundbreakings often precede the actual start of construction by many months.