A number of fitness spas existed prior to this aerobic fitness movement, even a national chain with spas in most major cities.

在这种有氧健身运动出现之前，市面上已经有不少健身水疗会所，在大城市甚至有全国性的连锁机构。

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Never go to a speech without some prior work on it.

如果没有事先做好准备，千万不要去参加演讲。

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They have a prior claim to the property.

他们有权优先获得该处房产。

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"Prior to export, we are subject to a series of tests."

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As Heidegger points out in this passage, that's a thought experiment which, if it can be done at all, derives from that prior knowledge.

海德格尔在文章中指出，这个思想实验，在可以实现的前提下，来源于之前的知识。

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f truth is the recognition of the systematic character of a certain kind of error, then it would be fully dependent on the prior existence of this error.

如果真理是,对一种错误的系统化字符的认可，那么它会完全依赖于这个错误的先前存在。

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The diminutive Bangladesh wicketkeeper added only one more run in eight overs but just when his team looked to be moving towards a strong position, Bresnan returned with the new ball and produced a beauty that left Mushfiqur and caught the edge, giving Prior a far more straightforward catch.

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And as someone who once packed 12 books in a suitcase prior to a vacation, I love knowing that never again will I waste so much valuable packing space.

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Inspired by guerrilla dining experiences in New York and Melbourne, Secret Foodies host regular imaginative culinary events at locations announced a few hours prior via a text message.

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