It was the same town where abolitionist John Brown had tried to start a slave rebellion a few years before.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

They say we should drink water even before we start to feel like we need something to drink.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

Mike Lizotte of American Meadows, an online store, says before you start, you need know whether to plant tender bulbs or hardy bulbs.

VOA: special.2011.04.12

The spill comes shortly before the start of the fishing season for crab, shrimp and oysters.

VOA: special.2010.05.04

That means they can start earning money years before students who attend four-year colleges.

VOA: special.2010.07.16

They demand that Israel freeze all construction on Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank before any negotiations start.

VOA: standard.2009.10.31

He always puts his right ski boot on first, he touches his helmet and goggles two dozen times before leaving the start house.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

Speaking just hours before the start of the G20 meeting of major economies, Mr.Obama stressed the need for all participants to seek common ground.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

At Northwestern University, researchers recently concluded that well before babies start to speak, they recognize words and can link them to the things they represent.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

We are going to get there the day before the games start two days before. And it's all about building, and getting better every game and that is how the team is going to win.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

"Having said that, one of the tricks here is to try and get something done in time for the legislative process - that is the United States Senate and the Duma in Russia - to approve whatever they do before the START-1 treaty expires in December,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.08