The ball itself is often preceded earlier in the day by the school's annual prize-giving ceremony.

His game-winning shot was preceded by a game-saving defensive play 10 seconds earlier.

This was preceded a week earlier by the second single from the album, "Oh!

It was preceded a week earlier by the remastered "Who Mourns for Adonais?"

A group of pro-independence Uyghurs in Germany said the attack was preceded by the violent suppression of a peaceful protest two hours earlier.

Graham was preceded in death one year earlier by his wife of 70 years.

The main shock was preceded by two foreshocks a few hours earlier and followed by 16 aftershocks within the first 24 hours.

It was preceded two weeks earlier by the partial lunar eclipse on June 26, 2010.

It is preceded two weeks earlier by the total lunar eclipse of December 21, 2010.

This had been preceded by a short hop three days earlier.