prelude

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"I have observed its positive influence on children's behaviour," she said at a club in southern Tehran, where AFP was granted a rare access to the prelude to the match.

From Barron's

As was the case six years ago, the response to the traditional Maori challenge was the prelude to a memorable win -- just England's ninth in 47 Tests against the All Blacks spanning 120 years.

From Barron's

The road winds through the foothills like a prelude, each turn offering a sharper light and a deeper green.

From Salon

Years later, Cooper wrote the screenplay for “Out of the Furnace” while listening to that album, an unwitting prelude to what would eventually bring the pair together.

From Los Angeles Times

Coming from another breed of mom, this would be a prelude to prescriptive punishment.

From Salon