But the game had been decided long before then.

He long since decided that Mary was rather strange and at she should wish to live alone on the mountain did not atly surprise him.

Kirk had decided long before to watch the launch fromhis office, to remind himself of the fact.

Even the woodlands had definite borders, for this was a land where everything had been decided long, long ago.

Jones had decided long before to leave the air convoy protection business to the free-lancers.

"The fate of designations is often decided behind closed doors long before a public hearing."

In the following years, nominations were decided long before California's primaries in June.

Alexi had decided long before this miserable meeting between them that his work was the result of a dark and macabre mind.

I had decided long before this moment to share information about Jonah only on a need-to-know basis.

Most elections are decided long before election day.