Preceding

The essential points of my argument have been expressed in the preceding pages.

The index rose 4% from the preceding month.

The index advanced to 120.5, up 4% from the preceding month.

The third quarter GNP growth was 1% over the preceding quarter.

The company's fourth quarter results sharply improved from the preceding quarter.

The sentence with the preceding number is false.

The following sentence is true. The preceding sentence is false.

See the preceding example.

The preceding month was very rainy.

Though we had grown apart in the months preceding his sudden and unexpected death, I continue to mourn his passing.