By 2009 with natural gas prices at a long-term low, Alberta's economy was in poor health compared to before, although still relatively better than many other comparable jurisdictions.

By late 2009 39 % of households had internet access Colombia had 581, 877 Internet hosts in 2006.

By July 2009, the IHF listed 166 member federations-approximately 795, 000 teams and 19 million players.

By 2009, a Taliban-led shadow government began to form in many parts of the country complete with their own version of mediation court.

By 2009, the chip was almost entirely deployed on servers made by HP, which had over 95 % of the Itanium server market share, making the main operating system for Itanium HP-UX.

By 2009 unemployment rose to 23 % and was the highest in the EU.

By August 2009, Latvia's GDP had fallen by 20 % year on year, with S & P predicting a further 16 % contraction to come.

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By 2009, 27 coffee shops selling cannabis in Rotterdam, all within 200 metres from schools, must close down.

By March 2009, Porsche SE was aiming for its first ever credit ratings from U. S. rating agencies Standard & Poor's and Moody's.

By July 2009, Porsche was faced with debts exceeding 10 billion euros.

By November 2005, Hawass was suggesting a three-month loan of the Rosetta Stone, while reiterating the eventual goal of a permanent return ; in December 2009, he proposed to drop his claim for the permanent return of the Rosetta Stone if the British Museum loaned the stone to Egypt for three months, for the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza in 2013.

By 2008, these state-owned corporations had become increasingly dynamic and generated large increases in revenue for the state, resulting in a state-sector led recovery during the 2009 financial crises while accounting for most of China's economic growth.

By February 2009, there were more than 4. 8 million broadband users in Singapore.

By January 2009, Al-Shabaab and other militias had managed to force the Ethiopian troops to retreat, leaving behind an under-equipped African Union peacekeeping force to assist the Transitional Federal Government's troops.

By 2009, the CIA estimated that the GDP had grown to $ 5. 731 billion, with a projected real growth rate of 2. 6 %.

By January 2009, Al-Shabaab and other militias had managed to force the Ethiopian troops to retreat, leaving behind an under-equipped African Union peacekeeping force to assist the Transitional Federal Government's troops.

By 2009, a rebuilding Somalia had re-established its national army and police force, with a new navy and air force also in the process of being re-constituted.

By July 2009, it had shed 1. 2 million jobs in one year.

By the end of 2009, there were 787 financial institutions, of which 170 were foreign-invested.

By 2009, The world's highest SEM resolution at high-beam energies ( 0. 4 nm at 30 kV ) is obtained with the Hitachi S-5500.

By the end of 2009, there were a total of nearly 6 billion mobile and fixed-line subscribers worldwide.

By the end of 2009, 146 Libertarians were holding elected offices.

* Fixing UNRWA: Repairing the UN's Troubled System of Aid to Palestinian Refugees ( By James G. Lindsay, Washington Institute for Near East Policy: January 2009 )

By convention, this may only be advised by the Prime Minister.

By convention, the Prime Minister is appointed to this Council and advises as to which parliamentarians shall become ministers and parliamentary secretaries.

By this time he had been an MP for almost 31 years — the longest wait of any non-caretaker Australian Prime Minister.

By convention, one of these, the Prime Meridian, which passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, England, establishes the position of zero degrees longitude.

By early November 1992, a new parliament had been elected, and Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri had formed a cabinet, retaining for himself the finance portfolio.

By the 1830s the Westminster system of government ( or cabinet government ) had emerged ; the Prime Minister had become " primus inter pares " or the first among equals in the Cabinet and the head of government in the United Kingdom.

By convention the serving Prime Minister is given first opportunity to reach agreements that will allow them to survive a vote of confidence in the House and continue to govern.

By tradition, before a new Prime Minister can enter 10 Downing Street for the first time as its occupant, they are required to announce to the country and the world that they have ' kissed hands ' with the reigning monarch, and thus have become Prime Minister.

By 2000, the most notable instance was New Zealand, whose Prime Minister, senior politicians, Chief Justice and Court of Appeal judges were conventionally made Privy Counsellors.

By December 1979, Muzerowa had replaced Smith as Prime Minister and secured a a fresh agreement with the more militant African factions, allowing Rhodesia to briefly revert to her colonial status pending popular elections.

By 1941, President Roosevelt and Prime Minister King made an executive agreement to build the joint hydro and navigation works, but this too failed to receive the assent of Congress.

By 1998, simultaneous with Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Đukanović coming out on top in the power struggle with Montenegrin President Momir Bulatović, the republic undertook a different economic policy by adopting the Deutsche Mark as its currency.

By the end of August a Solidarity-led coalition government was formed and in December Tadeusz Mazowiecki was elected Prime Minister.

By April 1948, the coup group brought back Field Marshal Luang Phibulsongkram, the wartime Prime Minister, to prime ministership once again.

By playing the British Empire against Japan Prime Minister Phibunsongkhram was able to retain a façade of neutrality.

By 1971, the FCC introduced the Prime Time Access Rule, which freed local network affiliates in the top 50 markets ( in practice, the entire network ) to take a half hour of prime time from the networks on Mondays through Saturdays and one full hour on Sundays.

By convention, a departing Prime Minister is allowed to nominate Prime Minister's Resignation Honours, to reward political and personal service.

By 1755, Sebastião de Melo was made Prime Minister.

By the time of the era of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Prime Directive was indicated to apply not only to just pre-warp civilizations, but also, indeed, to any culture with whom Star Fleet comes into contact.

By 2. 34 pm, when Fraser rose and announced that he had been commissioned as Prime Minister, word of the dismissal had spread through the House.

By the time the soap opera had been cancelled, Collins followed in her sister's footsteps and published her first novel Prime Time ( 1988 ) which became a bestseller despite critical pans.

By late 1982, Joe Clark's leadership of the Progressive Conservatives was being questioned in many party circles and among many Tory members of Parliament, despite his solid national lead over Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in opinion polls, which stretched to 19 percent in summer 1982.

By the convention of responsible government, the Prime Minister and most of the Cabinet are Members of Parliament so they can answer to Parliament for their actions.