anterior to
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The document they produced was, Beard argued, “essentially an economic document based upon the concept that the fundamental private rights of property are anterior to government and morally beyond the reach of popular majorities.”
From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025
Adjacent to the auditory association cortex, at the end of the lateral sulcus just anterior to the visual cortex, is Wernicke’s area.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The hypothalamus is inferior and anterior to the thalamus, culminating in a sharp angle to which the pituitary gland is attached.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped organ located in the neck anterior to the trachea.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Christianity was anterior to the New Testament and is independent of it.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green
