Since independence, Botswana has had the highest average economic growth rate in the world, averaging about 9 % per year from 1966 to 1999.

Since 1996 estimates, there has been a significant reduction in the total length of unpaved highway in Botswana-between 1996 and 1999 total length of unpaved highway fell from 14, 139 km to 4, 597 km.

Since 1999, the German parliament has again assembled in Berlin in its original Reichstag building, which dates from the 1890s and underwent a significant renovation under the lead of British architect Sir Norman Foster.

Since 1999 the results of the WMAP mission in 2006 made the empirical case for cosmic inflation very compelling.

Since then they have had four separate periods in the top flight of English football: between 1936 – 1957, 1986 – 1990, 1998 – 1999 and 2000 – 2007.

Since 1999, CuteFTP Pro and CuteFTP Mac Pro have also been available alongside CuteFTP Home with free trial periods.

Since its acquisition of Verant in late 1999, SOE develops, runs, and distributes EverQuest.

* Since 1999: KFOR in Kosovo and Macedonia

Since the earthquake diplomacy in 1999 relations have once again begun improving.

From Grand Duchy to a Modern State: A Political History of Finland Since 1809 ( Hurst & Co. 1999 ).

Since 1999, the Isle of Man has received electricity through the world's longest submarine AC cable, the 90 kV Isle of Man to England Interconnector, as well as from a natural gas power station in Douglas, an oil power station in Peel and a small hydro-electric power station in Sulby Glen.

IRI is more accurate in describing the variation of the electron density from bottom of the ionosphere to the altitude of maximum density than in describing the total electron content ( TEC ). Since 1999 this model is " International Standard " for the terrestrial ionosphere ( standard TS16457 ).

Since 1999 women have served as part of the police forces.

Since 1999, the education laws have forbidden the public universities to instruct students in languages other than Latvian ( there are exclusions made for linguistics, some international projects and non-budget groups ).

Since the introduction of a national minimum wage in the UK in 1999, its effects on employment were subject to extensive research and observation by the Low Pay Commission.

Since December 20, 1999, the defense of Macau has been the responsibility of the Chinese People's Liberation Army ( PLA ), which stations between 500-600 troops in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, primarily as a symbolic presence to underscore Chinese sovereignty.

Since then, it has undergone seven revisions, in 1990 ( London ), 1991 ( Nairobi ), 1992 ( Copenhagen ), 1993 ( Bangkok ), 1995 ( Vienna ), 1997 ( Montreal ), and 1999 ( Beijing ).

Since the creation of the Fifth Republic in 1999, the political rivalries and parties of the Third Republic have maintained their central role in national politics.

Since 1999 the shipyard has produced only warships for the Navy.

Since 1999 a refereed Journal of Ayn Rand Studies began.

Since 1999, the government has embarked on reforms in higher education designed to meet the needs of a growing population.

Since 1999, he has been the official DJ for Public Enemy on albums and world tours while winning numerous turntablist competitions, including multiple DMC finals.

Since over 90 % of import transactions took place at the parallel rate, inflation took off, with 12-month inflation growing from 0. 5 % at the end of 1996, to 23 % at the end of 1998, and 113 % at the end of 1999.

Since 1999 it has been divided between Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Opole Voivodeship, Silesian Voivodeship and Lubusz Voivodeship.

Since this new stadium was not ready until the 1999 season, Adams decided to move his team to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee in 1997 after playing before small Houston crowds in 1996.

Since he can neither accept nor reject them all, he must be governed by the time and energy available for his prime professional obligations.

Since it is a purely professional situation, none of the pain is associated with love-making or the beloved.

Since its original 1973 Broadway production, the musical has enjoyed professional productions in the West End, by opera companies, in a 2009 Broadway revival, and elsewhere, and it is a popular choice for regional groups.

Since their invention and subsequent proliferation in the mid-20th Century, ballpoint pens have proven to be a versatile art medium for professional artists as well as amateur doodlers.

Since an actual Taiko ensemble had never really performed together and the people he had playing with him were in no way professional musicians, he based the rhythms of their performance on the simplistic arrangement of the shrine music that had been previously played ; which allowed for nearly any person with the interest in Taiko could play along.

: Since 2008, there has been discussion among professional users of SVG that either gradient meshes or preferably diffusion curves could usefully be added to the SVG specification.

Since LPCM uses an uncompressed storage method which keeps all the samples of an audio track, professional users or audio experts may use the WAV format for maximum audio quality.

Since I do not have the desire to waste my energy in a battle like this, I only use professional actors occasionally ".

Since then Barthez has been linked with numerous clubs but nothing has ever materialised and he had to face never playing professional football again.

Since the 1960s, stage rallies have been the professional branch of the sport.

Since the beginning of the 1780s, both professional and amateur double star observers have telescopically measured the distances and angles between double stars to determine the relative motions of the pairs.

Since 1987, when the country was destabilized by two military coups, Fiji has suffered a very high rate of emigration, particularly of skilled and professional personnel.

Since the 1960s, many of these schools have become defunct as a result of financial difficulties stemming from parents ' decreased interest in paying for such an education for their daughters, and changing societal norms making it easier for daughters to pursue academic and professional paths not open to previous generations.

Since at that time service personnel were not encouraged to have professional lives outside the armed forces, Ricketts published " Colonel Bogey " and his other compositions under the pseudonym Kenneth Alford.

Since the departure of the Nets to Brooklyn, the Devils are the only major professional sports team to explicitly brand itself as a New Jersey franchise ; although the New York Giants, New York Jets, and New York Red Bulls are headquartered, train, and play in New Jersey, these teams still brand themselves as being from New York City.

Since Napoleonic times conscription had been the rule and voluntary service the exception ; this has now been inverted to accommodate the creation of a fully professional army in 1997.

Since turning professional in 1894, the club has enjoyed periods of success, most notably during the period 1968 – 1970 when they won the 1969 League Cup ( defeating Arsenal at Wembley Stadium ) securing promotion to the Second Division.

Since 1971 he has owned Latrobe Country Club, where his father used to be the club professional.

Since 1984, he has hosted an annual women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA tour, the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic, presented by Kroger, Owens Corning and O-I in Sylvania, Ohio ( a Toledo suburb ).

Since 2001, the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board has accredited several university programs in software engineering, allowing graduates to apply for a professional engineering licence once the other prerequisites are obtained, although this does nothing to help IT professionals using the title with degrees in other fields ( such as computer science ).

Since Norman's first professional release in 1967 as a lead singer of the one-hit wonder band People !, more than 100 of his own albums have been released through such commercial record labels as Capitol, MGM, Verve, and his own independent labels: One Way Records, Solid Rock Records, Street Level Records, and Phydeaux Records.

Since the 1980s, and much like Manhattan's Little Italy, due to a decrease in immigration from Italy and gentrification, the neighborhood has seen its native Italian American population rapidly shrink, while neighboring Chinatown has been rapidly expanding north into the neighborhood east of Broadway and along Stockton Street causing a major demographic shift to a mix of mostly Chinese and young professional population, although some, albeit very few, Italian Americans remain.

Since Escobar turned professional while he was still legally a minor, his father had to sign the unbinding agreement.

* The Nevada City Classic — Since 1960, downtown is the site for a challenging professional cycling race.

Since its founding years, ILGA has evolved from a loose organisation of volunteers and an emphasis on the conferences as the main platform for information exchange, inspiration and co-operation initiatives into a more professional lobby organisation with ( some ) paid staff members.