prior existence

collocation in English

meaningsofpriorandexistence

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prior
adjective[before noun]
uk
/praɪər/us
/praɪr/
formal
existing or happening before something else, or before a ...
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existence
noun
uk
/ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/us
/ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/
the fact of something or ...
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(Definition ofpriorandexistencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To write about e-governance while ignoring thepriorexistenceof government institutions is to exogenize many factors that determine how and whether e-governance succeeds.
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Such an approach allows us to avoid assuming thepriorexistenceof capitalism as an inevitable or monolithic social process.
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But the argument of sign language's potentialpriorexistenceworked against its acceptance in evolutionist circles.
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Both his query and his argument assume thepriorexistenceof separate senses.
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This view of modulation requires thepriorexistenceof signals to be modulated, however.
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Actual sensory stimulation depends upon thepriorexistenceof physical referents and ambient energy fields.
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Previous discussions have mostly focussed on the effect of changing from an outbreeding to an inbreeding mating system, assuming thepriorexistenceof genetic diversity.
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However, hispriorexistencein the original universe is unaltered.
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The negotiation process can be influenced by powers includingpriorexistenceand supervision, and all parties involved may redefine themselves to fit expectations.
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The exposed interior skeleton of this facade revealed thepriorexistenceof 2 gables, which were then included in the restoration project.
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She was met by three angelic beings who spoke with her about herpriorexistenceand hitherto suppressed memories in order to participate in earthly experience.
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