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
Figure 17.7 Hypothalamus–Pituitary Complex The hypothalamus region lies inferior and anterior to the thalamus.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Anterior to the talus is the navicular bone, and anterior to this are the medial, intermediate, and lateral cuneiform bones.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The bladder lies anterior to the uterus in females, posterior to the pubic bone and anterior to the rectum.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
In this, as in many important events, the Chinese have been before western nations, their feudal system having terminated anterior to the meridian of that of Europe.
From Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) by Lindley, Augustus F.
