Following the folk revivals of the second half of the 20th century, however, it has become common for less formal situations to find large groups of fiddlers playing together — see for example the Calgary Fiddlers, and Swedish Spelmanslag folk-musician clubs, and the worldwide phenomenon of Irish sessions.

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Finland has moved steadily towards integration into Western institutions and abandoned its formal policy of neutrality, which has been recast as a policy of military nonalliance coupled with the maintenance of a credible, independent defence.

Following the Roman occupation and the conquest by the English, education in Wales was at a very low ebb in the early modern period ; in particular, formal education was only available in English while the majority of the population spoke only Welsh.

Following the passage of the Papua Act, 1905, British New Guinea became the Territory of Papua, and formal Australian administration began in 1906, although Papua remained de jure a British possession until the independence of Papua New Guinea in 1975.

Following Yasser Arafat's commitment to " submit to the Palestinian National Council for formal approval " the changes to the Charter confirming that " those articles of the Palestinian Covenant which deny Israel's right to exist, and the provisions of the Covenant which are inconsistent with the commitments of this letter are now inoperative and no longer valid " in the September 9, 1993 letters of mutual recognition, the PNC met in Gaza and voted on 24 April 1996.

Following his formal education in the U. S. as described above and the birth of his son, Robert, Admiral Rickover developed a decades-long and outspoken interest in the educational standards of the United States, stating in 1957:

Following the start of this work, Fell drew up the first formal programme for the university's printing.

Following the victory of the United States in the American Revolutionary War and the signing Treaty of Paris in 1783, the United States gained formal, if not actual, control of the British lands west of the Appalachians.

Following receipt of a formal proposal to develop the Ranger site, the Commonwealth Government initiated an inquiry into land use in the Alligator Rivers region.

Following the formal opening of the stand in August 1961, a celebration match was played on 22 October 1961 when Wednesday met Santos of Brazil with their new star Pele in the team.

Following Mr. Klimek ’ s visit, a number of local elected officials and other members of the community of Dobřichovice visited Manhattan to continue the effort towards establishing the formal relationship.

Following Frege and Russell, Hilbert sought to define mathematics logically using the method of formal systems, i. e., finitistic proofs from an agreed-upon set of axioms.

Following the formal termination of the shogunate, the Boshin War ( 戊辰戦争 Boshin Sensō, literally " War of the Year of the Dragon ") was fought in 1868-1869 between the Tokugawa army and a number of factions of nominally pro-Imperial forces to seize power and fill the gap thus created.

Following the news report, PCCW issued a statement through the Hong Kong stock exchange on 6 February 2003 morning saying it had not made a formal offer for C & W and was not in takeover talks with the company.

Following the formal refusal of Emperor Karl I to exercise highest state authority ( it was not an abdication: " Ich verzichte auf jeden Anteil an den Staatsgeschäften.

Following a process found in other Indo-European languages, thou was later used to express intimacy, familiarity or even disrespect, while another pronoun, you, the oblique / objective form of ye, was used for formal circumstances ( see T – V distinction ).

Following the election, NDP leader Bob Rae entered negotiations with both the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives, seeking a formal accord in which the NDP would pledge not to defeat the government in return for the passage of certain progressive legislation.

Following his formal resignation as an MP on 18 June 2008, he officially became the Conservative candidate in the resulting by-election and won it on 10 July 2008.

Following the formal departure of singer Linn in 2007, the band performed a series of concerts as a trio in Europe and Asia from 2007 through 2009, before Jenny revealed in November 2009 that she would be taking indefinite leave from the band to focus on her own solo career.

Following a written apology from Khan, President Pervez Musharraf issues a formal pardon.

Following the formation of Scotland ’ s earliest football clubs in the 1860s, football experienced a rapid growth but there was no formal structure, and matches were often arranged in a haphazard and irregular fashion.

Following the Muslim recapture of Jerusalem a century later, the site has been unavailable for formal Jewish or Christian prayer.

Following the formal signing of the Treaty on 2 October 1997, the Member States engaged in an equally long and complex ratification process.

Following the conquests between 1362 and 1400 of Murad I and his son Bayezid I, a need arose for the formal organisation of Ottoman territory.

Following the guidelines of the Socratic Seminar, students engage in small group discussions.

Following the resignation of Michael Reiss, the director of education at the Royal Society — who had controversially argued that school pupils who believed in creationism should be used by science teachers to start discussions, rather than be rejected per se — Polkinghorne argued in The Times that there is a distinction between believing in the mind and purpose of a divine creator, and what he calls creationism " in that curious North American sense ," with a literal interpretation of Genesis 1 and the belief that evolution is wrong, a position he rejects.

Following these discussions, Hitler would issue further operational orders.

Following the death of Yasser Arafat in November 2004, the PFLP entered discussions with the DFLP and the Palestinian People's Party aimed at nominating a joint left-wing candidate for the presidential elections.

Following discussions that expanded the book twice more — finally closing on 33 topics and 427 quotations by Mao — the commission began publishing the definitive version in May 1965.

Following discussions with both Albert Einstein and Wolfgang Pauli, Jung believed that there were parallels between synchronicity and aspects of relativity theory and quantum mechanics.

Following discussions between the College Principal and the Director of Education in Bath, an agreement was reached to provide the college with a new home in Claverton Down, Bath, on a greenfield site overlooking the city.

Following discussions with the Swedish Central Association for the Application of Athletics, it was decided that the stone version should be built, and further funds were made available through a national lottery once guarantees were made that no further funding was to be asked for in order to build the stadium.

Following discussions with the Independent Television Commission Westcountry announced on 1 April 1992 it had abandoned the plans to build new studios on the Plymouth waterfront, opting instead to convert an industrial unit at Langage Science Park, Plymouth.

Following the IJC recommendations of 1917, discussions between the federal governments of Canada and the United States resulted in the 1925 Canada / USA Convention and Protocol regarding Lake of the Woods.

Following discussions with Chief Gary Potts, Rae agreed to participate in a road sit-in to protect a strand of old pine, a key aspect of the native claim.

Following the first Gulf War, the Air Guard ’ s senior leadership in the National Guard Bureau began to adapt their organization for the post-Cold War era in a series of far-reaching discussions with top echelon Air Force personnel, state officials, unit leaders, and members of Congress.

Following elections when there is no clear leader, the Monarch will hold a " King / Queen's meeting " () where, after a series of discussions and agreements, the leader of the largest alliance and the largest party within that alliance — usually the Social Democrats or Venstre-is appointed as Prime Minister-elect.

Following the election, the party held extended discussions on power-sharing with the Maoists and proposed that Koirala become the first President of Nepal, but ultimately the Nepali Congress decided to go into opposition and Koirala resigned in late June 2008, clearing the way for the Maoists to form a government.

Following power-sharing discussions that lasted several months, Prachanda was elected as Prime Minister by the Constituent Assembly on 15 August 2008 and he was sworn in as a Prime Minister on 18 August 2008.

Following the meeting, there were discussions on the possibility to form a Club Laurentie in Hull, but after reflecting on the matter for a while the small group of independence supporters in Hull decided to remain autonomous.

Following a Russian broadcast on April 22 declaring that the Soviet Union wanted to re-establish diplomatic relations, Brockdorff-Rantzau told a cabinet session the next day that any discussions should be restricted to private persons developing economic relations until after peace had been concluded with the Allies.

Following discussions, Cooper sent the book and DVD of Icons of Evolution to Buckingham, who required the Dover High School botany teachers to watch the DVD.

Following their marriage, they shared discussions about Christianity for several years.

Following their marriage in January 1839, they shared discussions about Christianity for many years.

Following this change, both men began having violent discussions, with each one trying to push their positions.

Following discussions between Mal Meninga and Ireland's Niel Wood ( this was actually a game of touch football as final preparation for the Nines Tournament which started the next day ), an unofficial ' test ' was organised between Ireland and the World Champions, Australia on 20 February 1996.

Following Darwin's marriage to Emma Wedgwood in January 1839, they shared discussions about Christianity for several years.

Following Darwin's marriage to Emma in January 1839, they shared discussions about Christianity for many years.