prelude

Israeli troops have continued clearing northern Gaza of inhabitants, calling for mass evacuations that many rights groups contend are a prelude to Israel’s occupation of parts of the enclave.

That was a prelude to last week’s vote by council leaders - by a margin of 18 to 14 - to walk away from negotiations.

This was the prelude to his head-scratching assertion that he has “concepts of a plan” to reform healthcare in the U.S.

But then the pager attacks occurred on 18 September, a prelude to a series of other strikes.

He started playing piano at the age of two and, at just 17, gave a remarkable two-and-a-half-hour concert featuring the 24 preludes and fugues by composer Dmitri Shostakovich.