| 1. | This duty is prior to all others .
这个职务比其他一切职务都重要。 |
| 2. | We received no notification prior to today 's date .
我们在今日之前未获通知。 |
| 3. | I called on her prior to my departure .
我动身前去看过她。 |
| 4. | A prior engagement will preclude them from coming .
他们因为有约在先，不能来了。 |
| 5. | He made the decision without my prior knowledge or consent .
他瞒着我做出了决定。 |
| 6. | Glass bead gels need not be hydrated prior to use .
玻璃珠凝胶在使用之前不需要水化。 |
| 7. | The staffs saw no reason to change prior conclusions .
一般认为，此一方针不能有所改变。 |
| 8. | They all raised the question as if by prior agreement .
他们都不约而同地提出了这个问题。 |
| 9. | I took up one-year prior course in german in this college .
我在这所大学读了一年的德语预科。 |
| 10. | Debenture holders have a prior claim and accept the least risk .
债券持有人有优先索赔权，风险最小。 |
