He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest.

他声称事先对那次抗议一无所知。

The Constitution requires the president to seek the prior approval of Congress for military action.

宪法规定，总统在采取军事行动前需事先获得国会的批准。

Prior knowledge of the programme is not essential.

对该计划是否有知识储备并不重要。

For the prior year, they reported net income of $1.1 million.

他们公布上年度的净收入为110万美元。

The firm I wanted to use had prior commitments.

我选择的那家公司已优先承诺。

A death prior to 65 is considered to be a premature death.

65岁以前的死亡被认为是过早死亡。

Prior to his Japan trip, he went to New York.

赴日前，他去了纽约。

This is the preliminary investigation prior to the official inquiry.

这是正式调查前的初步调查。