The SNCF BB 26000 locomotives are a class of dual voltage, four axle B ' B ' electric locomotives capable of a top speed of 200 km / h built by GEC Alsthom between 1988 and 1998 for SNCF.

In 1995 Hare and Joseph emabarked upon an epic 32 track soundtrack for the multimedia product Sex ' n ' Drugs ' n ' Rock ' n ' Roll, signed to Warner Interactive, however in 1998 Warner bowed out of the games market and their Magnum Opus was only ever released as a limited edition audio CD.

He gained 45 caps more in the next seven years, being part of the setups at the 1998 FIFA World Cup ( playing in all the matches and minutes during the tournament, as the nation bowed out in the round of 16 ) and UEFA Euro 2000.

No fewer than 545 titles, ranging from satirical poems, political and religious pamphlets and volumes have been ascribed to Defoe ( note: in their Critical Bibliography ( 1998 ), Furbank and Owens argue for the much smaller number of 276 published items ).

In February 1998, Cossiga created the Unione Democratica per la Repubblica ( a political party ), declaring it to be politically central.

The split between Aristide and Préval produced a dangerous political deadlock, and the government was unable to organize the local and parliamentary elections due in late 1998.

Between 1996 and 1998, there was a period of political flux with the government being formed first by the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) followed by a left-leaning United Front coalition.

" Following the Indonesian riots of May 1998 and the resignation of President Suharto, several political reforms were set in motion via amendments to the Constitution of Indonesia, which resulted in changes to all branches of government.

* 1998 – During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands the release of political prisoners and political reforms while condemning US attempts to isolate the country.

He also took a substantial role in Tony Scott's 1998 political thriller, Enemy of the State, in which Voight played Will Smith's stalwart antagonist from the NSA.

Until the political insecurity in September 1998, Lesotho's economy had grown steadily since 1992.

* 1998 – Jules Fontaine Sambwa, Zairean political officeholder and economist ( b. 1940 )

It was formed in late 1998 as the political wing of the Maharishi Vedic Vishwa Prashasan ( MVVP ( Maharishi Global Administration Through Natural Law )), which had nominated thirty-four candidates in the February 1998 parliamentary election from Madhya Pradesh.

The economy stagnated from 1998 through 2001, the result of the century's strongest El Niño weather phenomenon, global financial turmoil, political instability, a stalled privatization program, increased government intervention in markets, and worsening terms of trade.

In the 1998 general elections, three new political parties formed: the Partido ng Masang Pilipino by Joseph Estrada, the Aksyon Demokratiko ( Democratic Action ) by Raul Roco, and the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino ( KAMPI ) by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

He pushed the political status dilemma in Washington, D. C. and sponsored two local non-binding referendums, one in 1993 and another in 1998.

In 1998 a team of students at Union College in Schenectady, New York, with their political science professor Clifford Brown, undertook a project to document Northup's historic narrative.

However, with a calmer political situation in 2004, GDP rebounded 50. 1 trillion bolivares, and has risen strongly since, to 66. 1 trillion bolivares in 2007 ( both in constant 1998 bolivares ).

During the period when the political system was dominated by Accion Democratica ( AD ) and COPEI ( 1958 – 1998 ), after the closure of Accion Democratica's La Republica in 1969, none of the major newspapers or broadcasters were affiliated with a political party.

Through FY 1998, the United States committed approximately US $ 300 million to Albania ’ s economic and political transformation and to address humanitarian needs.

The 1998 book Family Outing detailed how Bono's coming out " catapulted me into a political role that has transformed my life, providing me with affirmation as a lesbian, as a woman, and as an individual.

The differences in their political views separated them, and the two had not spoken for more than a year at the time of Sonny's fatal skiing accident in January 1998.

Historically, political ecology has focused on phenomena in and affecting the developing world ; since the field ’ s inception, “ research has sought primarily to understand the political dynamics surrounding material and discursive struggles over the environment in the third world ” ( Bryant 1998, p. 89 ).

Jane Seymour, OBE ( born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg ; 15 February 1951 ) is an English actress best known for her performances in the James Bond film Live and Let Die ( 1973 ), Somewhere In Time ( 1980 ), East of Eden ( 1982 ), Onassis: The Richest Man in the World ( 1988 ), War and Remembrance ( 1988 ), the ill-fated queen Marie Antoinette in the 1989 political thriller La Révolution française, Wedding Crashers ( 2005 ), and the American television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman ( 1993 – 1998 ).

The current edition of the citizenship law was adopted in 1998 after much debate and pressure from Russia and European Union, amending a more restrictive law, initially passed in 1994.

The government was forced to draw down foreign exchange reserves sharply in 1998 to meet foreign debt obligations, putting further pressure on the kwacha and inflation.

Since its 1998 reopening, the station has been open at the same times as most other stations, including weekends, in an attempt to relieve the pressure on the increasingly busy nearby station.

In April 1998, Charest gave in to considerable public and political pressure, especially among business circles, to leave federal politics and become leader of the Quebec Liberal Party.

The Spurs qualified for the 1998 NBA Playoffs as the fifth seed, but Duncan had a bad first half in his first playoff game against the Phoenix Suns, causing Suns coach Danny Ainge to play Duncan with less defensive pressure.

In 1998, Menem's attempt to stand for re-election a second time, by means of an ad hoc interpretation of a constitutional clause, met with strong resistance among Peronist rank-and-file, who were finding themselves under increasing pressure due to the highly controversial policies of the Menem administration and its involvement in corruption scandals.

Suharto resigned under public pressure in May 1998 and Vice President B. J. Habibie was elevated in his place.

In the U. S., price pressure from Compaq and, later, eMachines, along with continued poor showings in consumer satisfaction surveys made it difficult for the company to remain profitable and led to Alagem's departure in 1998.

Due to the pressure from the market, the company finally built a direct replacement in the 206, which was launched in 1998.

In 1998, Halki's board of trustees were ordered to disband until international pressure persuaded the Turkish authorities to reverse their decision.

Consistent community pressure prevented the line's abandonment and eventually led to its rehabilitation and reconstruction, closing the line in 1998 and reopening it in 1999.

During October 1998, the backroom staff at the club went unpaid, due to United's financial situation with the new stadium, and the threat of administration caused a group of fans to set up a pressure group called Fighting for Oxford United's Life ( FOUL ).

After the 1998 election, Janmaat became increasingly worried by legal pressure, believing that the Centre Democrats could become the government's next target after CP ' 86 was officially banned in 1998.

In October 1998, following pressure from the growing domain name registration business and other interested parties, NSI's agreement with the United States Department of Commerce was amended.

The pressure for him to become an " ambassador " for tennis in Brazil was made evident after his early defeat to a then unknown Marat Safin in the 1998 French Open: the entire body of Brazilian journalists that had been dispatched to Paris to cover the event immediately returned home, leaving the rest of the tournament unaccounted for in Brazil.

Also, in 1998, competitive pressure from budget national providers, led by One. Tel, started to reach the Perth market.

Lola had originally intended to enter Formula One in their own right in 1998, but pressure from main sponsor MasterCard caused Lola to debut its new car one year early, in 1997.

Facing increased pressure, Hasselfield agreed to resign as party leader in early 1998.

Dance Dance Revolution, released in 1998, is a rhythm game in which players dance on pressure sensitive pads in an order dictated by on-screen instructions.

One was filmed in April 1998 and shows Montesinos talking to " Don Arabian ", the CIA station chief in Peru, in an attempt to get CIA to pressure the U. S. to back Newmont in the case.

There was so much pressure on Richardson to let highpointers cross through his property that Richardson's partner Ed Bouchard finally gave permission to the hikers in 1998 by allowing hikers to get to the highpoint on five selected national holidays each year.

A series of surface low pressure systems passed in this atmospheric circulation between January 5 and January 10, 1998.

In this capacity, he was the special envoy of Lee Teng-hui at the 1998 and 1999 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leader's summits ( Lee was, because of pressure from the People's Republic of China, not permitted to attend ).