s.maxsize)
    )</code></pre>
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<dt id="gatenlp.impl.sortedintvls.SortedIntvls.starting_before"><code class="name flex">
<span>def <span class="ident">starting_before</span></span>(<span>self, offset)</span>
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<div class="desc"><p>Returns intervals
that start before offset.</p></div>
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<pre><code class="python">def starting_before(self, offset):
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    Returns intervals  that start bef