Prior to 1965 geologists assumed that the two giant rock plates meeting at the San Andreas Fault generate heat through friction as they grind past each otherd.

1965年以前，地质学家认为，两个巨大的岩石板块在圣安德烈亚斯断层上相遇，通过摩擦产生热量。

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Palin critics also noted that she had scribbled notes on her hand prior to her speech at the Tea Party convention about broad themes like tax cuts and energy.

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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。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

Now, this course is primarily aimed at students who have little or no prior programming experience.

现在，这门课程,主要面向零基础,或少量编程经验的学生。

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Tendulkar coasted to his 82nd ODI fifty before edging the persevering Lewis to an alert Prior at the stumps.

BBC: India victory keeps series alive

Test opener Alastair Cook went in with Matt Prior at the top of the order as planned, but only managed 15 off 16 balls.

BBC: England 'need Twenty20 experts'

Mascarenhas captured his first one-day international wicket with the key scalp of Dravid, who swept and was expertly taken by Prior at the stumps.

BBC: England begin with resounding win