After failed experiments with protectionism, Finland eased restrictions and concluded a free trade agreement with the European Community in 1973, making its markets more competitive.

After failed experiments with protectionism in the 1950s, Finland eased restrictions and made a free trade agreement with the European Community in 1973, making its markets more competitive.

After losing their first two games in the 1996 regular season with lackluster performances, they would run through the rest of the season competitive in every game to finish with an 11-5 record, their best in the Parcells era.

After the 2006 Thailand coup d ' état in September 2006, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont announced plans to merge TOT with CAT Telecom in order to operate a ' Telecom Pool ' where providers rent the ability to be able to operate rather than receiving a concession with hopes that the new system will create a more competitive environment driving growth in the sector.

After the young musicians left the Sweatman Orchestra to strike out on their own, they found an emerging jazz scene that was highly competitive and hard to crack.

After failing to meet the requirement of earning a competitive medal in three consecutive years, Ravel was expelled in 1895.

After a competitive examination, Pavlov won a fellowship at the Academy for postgraduate work.

After World War II, the two organizations became increasingly competitive, and in 1961, the leadership of both the IRE and the AIEE resolved to consolidate the two organizations.

After the war, the MG factory continued to churn out increasing volumes of popular sports car which were available at competitive prices.

After a year there, he took a competitive examination for the U. S. Military Academy at West Point held by Congressman Daniel J. Griffin, the chairman of the House Committee on Military Affairs, ranking first out of 62 applicants for the appointment.

After the liberalisation of the airline industry, it became apparent that Sabena had little chances to survive on its own in this very competitive market.

After 13 years in the 2nd division, the team finally returned to 1st division play in 1981 and by the mid 80s was competitive and reaching the Liguilla ( playoffs ) regularly.

After the war, and not of a scale to continue competitive motorcycle manufacture, the company concentrated on racing bicycles.

After modifications to the car he was able to be more competitive.

After returning home again in 1987 his career did not pick up again until a competitive third placing at the 1988 Bathurst 1000 saw him signed up as full time number two driver to Tony Longhurst in his Ford Sierra team, which was brutally fast but disappointingly fragile and results were again elusive.

After a competitive examination, he served as a medical officer in the Spanish Army.

After the price of raw materials for many types of carpet rose in the early 2000s, polyester became more competitive.

After a competitive process, MGM Mirage was selected as the lead developer of government-owned vacant property in the " H-Tract " area, later renamed Renaissance Pointe.

After winning the 1975 competition, Schwarzenegger announced his retirement from competitive bodybuilding ; this was also depicted in Pumping Iron.

After the 1995 season, Schwantz retired from the Grand Prix circus, partly due to nagging injuries and partly because losing the one great rival that had fired his competitive intensity made him view his own mortality much more clearly.

After he retired from competitive golf, he became a well-regarded instructor, into his 90s.

After six years of previous failures, he succeeded in getting an agreement with the United States under the Pacific Salmon Treaty to conserve salmon stocks and to end the destructive competitive fishing by the US and Canadian commercial fleets.

After obtaining the first postgraduate degree, that is MD / MS / DNB, one can go for further specialisation in medical or surgical fields. This involes a highly competitive entrance examination.

After retiring from competitive golf in 1930, Jones founded and helped design the Augusta National Golf Club soon afterwards in 1933, and also co-founded the Masters Tournament, which has been annually staged by the club since 1934 ( except for 1943 – 45, when it was cancelled due to World War II ).

After a competitive student body presidential race in March 2010, Student Government Secretary Giancarlo Di Lonardo, a sophomore from New Jersey, defeated Class Representative Joseph Sebastianelli, a freshmen from Pennsylvania.

After their divorce in 1981, Lerner was ordered to pay her a settlement of $ 50, 000.

After over a dozen more subpar seasons, in 1981 the Cubs hired GM Dallas Green from Philadelphia to turn around the franchise.

After her death, his widow, Genevieve Collins Linebarger, was interred with him on November 16, 1981.

After Peligro joined the band, the extended play In God We Trust, Inc. ( 1981 ) saw them moving toward full on hardcore / thrash.

After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single " Ashes to Ashes ", its parent album Scary Monsters ( and Super Creeps ), and " Under Pressure ", a 1981 collaboration with Queen.

After a drop-off in such seizures for some years, several U. S. tuna boats were again detained and seized in 1980 and 1981.

After winning Miss Pacific Coast in 1981, she gave up pageant life.

After the genre had started to go out of fashion with mainstream audiences in 1981, the mod revival scene went underground and successfully reinvented itself through a series of clubs, bands and fanzines that breathed fresh life into the genre, culminating in another burst of creative acceptance in 1985.

After hearing Unwound, George Strait's debut single, in 1981, Brooks decided that he was more interested in playing country music.

After performing for the short-lived Washington D. C .- based band State of Alert in 1980, Rollins fronted the California hardcore punk band Black Flag from August 1981 until mid-1986.

After two more albums failed to chart, Brown left Polydor in 1981.

After coming home, he continued to drink heavily, and he was arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct later in 1981.

* 1981 – After 19 years of presenting the CBS Evening News, Walter Cronkite signs off for the last time.

After landing in Cologne, the hijackers demanded the release of Ağca, who at the time was serving a life sentence in Italy for trying to assassinate Pope John Paul II in 1981.

After Labor's defeat in 1975, Keating became an opposition frontbencher and, in 1981, he became president of the New South Wales branch of the party and thus leader of the dominant right-wing faction.

After a slow start, the Stranglers recovered their commercial and critical status with La Folie ( 1981 ) which was another concept album, this time exploring the subject of love.

After leaving Asylum, the label released the first Tom Waits " Best of " album in 1981, a collection called Bounced Checks, notable for including an alternate, stripped down version of " Jersey Girl " and the otherwise unreleased " Mr. Henry ", as well as an alternate master of " Whistlin ' Past the Graveyard " and a live performance of " The Piano Has Been Drinking ".

After recording demos for a fourth album the group disbanded in 1981, when Shelley took up a solo career.

After excellent seasons between 1977 – 79, the Rangers came very close to clinching a playoff spot in the first half of 1981.

After 1981, the Rangers would not post a winning record for another five seasons.

After starting the 1981 season 0 – 5, the Redskins won eight out of their next 11 games and finished the season 8 – 8.

After Israel withdrew from Lebanon, cross-border hostilities between PLO forces and Israel continued, though from August 1981 to May 1982, the PLO adopted a unilateral policy of refraining from responding to provocations.

After 1981, the relationship between the two men became tense, with Giscard, even though he was in the same government coalition as Chirac, criticising Chirac's actions openly.

After the May 1981 presidential election, the right also lost the subsequent legislative election that year.

After two pilot episodes were produced in 1974 and 1975, the show premiered on September 13, 1976, and five seasons were produced until March 15, 1981, lasting 120 episodes.