Prior to the expected launch, preparations had been going for months.

This basic part of support infrastructure should have been considered prior to the launch.

A contributing factor was cold weather prior to the launch.

The team began preparations for the mission about 3 to 4 years prior to the actual launch.

"I gave you a brief tour of the Enterprise, prior to its launch."

Prior to its launch, the test produced considerable speculation in the British media about possible questions.

The programs give more physicians experience with using the new medicine, creating advocates for the drug prior to its launch.

First, these regulatory programs provide companies with additional opportunities to assess a drug prior to the full launch.

The game was announced in February 2009 and free demos were made available prior to its launch.

Channel 5 released images of the updated house two day prior to the launch on January 3, 2012.