Lack of an opportunity to speak to counsel prior to the screening device test is not a defence.

To answer your second question first," the dragon-man answered calmly, "it was not possible to speak directly to you prior to this time.

Indeed, nobody I spoke to, prior to my visit to Tunisia, could recommend it.

In particular, the reporter never met with or even spoke to Mende prior to publication of the article.

Swift began work on her third studio album Speak Now two years prior to its release in 2010.

Yet, it is hard to speak of an Austrian literature prior to that period.

Reagan spoke at the college in 1977 prior to his presidency, stating, "Hillsdale deserves the appreciation of all who labor for freedom."

In numerous creation stories, a deity or deities speak with many kinds of animals, often prior to the formation of dry land on earth.

Speaking prior to the May 1997 general election, she had chosen to distance herself from New Labour.

DeBruin family members, however, said that Herzog was uninterested in speaking with them prior to the completion of the movie.