anterior to
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The document they produced was, Beard argued, “essentially an economic document based upon the concept that the fundamental private rights of property are anterior to government and morally beyond the reach of popular majorities.”
From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025
Figure 17.7 Hypothalamus–Pituitary Complex The hypothalamus region lies inferior and anterior to the thalamus.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The bladder lies anterior to the uterus in females, posterior to the pubic bone and anterior to the rectum.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The hypothalamus is inferior and anterior to the thalamus, culminating in a sharp angle to which the pituitary gland is attached.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
This might imply that the execution of min shêng was to be coincidental with or anterior to the fulfillment of nationalism; it probably does not.224.d'Elia translation, cited, p.
From The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I by Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony
