Since many European typewriters placed the parentheses with 8 and 9, those corresponding positions were chosen for the parentheses.

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

* Since Big Brother 2, the UK series always opens with a twist which have included the public being able to choose the final housemate out of three possibilities ( Big Brother 2 ), the public voting for a housemate to leave during the first week and then the housemates choosing between the two housemates with the least number of votes ( Big Brother 3 ), First Night Nominations ( Big Brother 4 ), Suitcase Nominations ( Big Brother 5 ), Unlucky Housemate 13 ( Big Brother 6 ), Big Brother Hood ( Big Brother 7 ), an all-female House and the first inclusion of twins as contestants ( Big Brother 8 ), the first couple to enter as housemates and set a secret task to hide their real relationship ( Big Brother 9 ), all " housemates " really being " non-housemates " who had to earn their housemate status ( Big Brother 10 ), a mole entering the House with an " Impossible Task " ( Big Brother 11 ), Jackie Stallone entering a house containing her son's ex-wife ( Celebrity Big Brother 3 ), the entrance of a non-celebrity in a celebrity edition ( Celebrity Big Brother 4 ) and Jade Goody's family announced to be visiting.

Since the formation of the first Fianna Fáil government on 9 March 1932, the party has been in power for 61 of the last 79 years.

Since 1989, Brooks has released 19 records in all, which include ; 9 studio albums, 1 live album, 4 compilation albums, 3 Christmas albums and 2 box sets, along with 77 singles.

Since 1927 South Australia has permitted majority verdicts of 11: 1, and 10: 1 or 9: 1 where the jury has been reduced, in criminal trials if a unanimous verdict cannot be reached in four hours.

Since the pot lays 10: 1 ( 9. 1 %), Alice will on average lose money by calling if there is no future betting.

Since 9 July 2009, the Prefect is Cardinal Angelo Amato, while the current secretary ( appointed 29 December 2010 ) is Archbishop Marcello Bartolucci

Since probably the 5. 9 kiloyear event,

Since the 9 / 11 attacks in 2001, there has been mounting pressure to reform and modernize the royal family's rule, an agenda championed by King Abdullah both before and after his accession in 2005.

Since the Army XXI reform in 2004, the basic structure of the Land Forces has been reorganised in the following units: infantry brigades ( 2 and 5 ); mountain infantry brigades ( 9 and 12 ); armoured brigades ( 1 and 11 ).

Since then the Sloan Digital Sky Survey has found over 9, 000 white dwarfs, mostly new.

Since the magic packet is only scanned for the string above, and not actually parsed by a full protocol stack, it may be sent as any network-and transport-layer protocol, although it is typically sent as a UDP datagram to port 7 or 9, or directly over Ethernet as EtherType 0x0842.

Since becoming operational in Normandy on August 1, 1944 until May 9, 1945, the Third Army was in continuous combat for 281 days.

Since ( 9 / 8 ) / ( 10 / 9 ) = ( 81 / 80 )— the syntonic comma — the fundamental characteristics of meantone systems are that all intervals are generated from fifths, and the syntonic comma is tempered to a unison.

Since WMP 9 Series, the player features dynamically updated Auto Playlists based on criteria.

Since WMP 9 Series, 24 bit high-resolution CDs ( HDCDs ) are also supported, if capable audio hardware is present.

Since Windows Media Player 9 Series, the player supports crossfading, audio dynamic range ( Quiet Mode ) for WMA Pro and WMA Lossless, and auto volume leveling for certain media which includes volume level / gain information such as MP3 or Windows Media.

Since 2000 there has been only one centre in Belgium performing psychosurgery, carrying out about 8 or 9 operations a year ( some capsulotomies and some DBS ), mostly for OCD.

Since late July 2010, when Fox began to broadcast their sports programming with graphics optimized for 16: 9 displays rather than the 4: 3 safe area, the network has asked cable and satellite providers to comply and use the No. 10 Active Format Description code they now send out over Fox programming, which has 16: 9 content display in letterboxed mode on 4: 3 screens and has graphical elements optimized for the 16: 9 screen.

Since the events of September 11, 2001, American Muslims have participated in the Pilgrimage to promote and increase awareness of civil rights protections in the wake of widespread suspicions harbored against them in the post 9 / 11 world.

Since the bankruptcy, only seven additional satellites have been launched but an updated constellation of 66 satellites called Iridium NEXT is currently being developed and is planned for launch in 2015-2017 on SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Vehicles from Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 3 in California.

Since the ecclesiastical new moon falls on a date from 8 March to 5 April inclusive, the paschal full moon ( the 14th of that lunar month ) must fall on a date from 21 March to 18 April inclusive.

Since the original ratification of H. 263 in March 1996 ( approving a document that was produced in November 1995 ), there have been two subsequent additions which improved on the original codec by additional optional annexes ( extensions ).

Since March 4, 1963, Canada has a high commission in Kingston.

Since Lithuania declared independence on March 11, 1990, it kept strong democratic traditions.

( Since its formation, the BN has never lacked the necessary two-thirds until March 8, 2008's General Election ) The second source of law is syariah ( Islamic law ), which applies only to Muslims.

Since the release of the band's self-titled debut album in March 1974, Rush has become known for its musicianship, complex compositions, and eclectic lyrical motifs drawing heavily on science fiction, fantasy, and philosophy.

Since March 29, 2009 the airport is officially known as Lennart Meri Tallinn International Airport, in honour of the leader of the Estonian independence movement and second President of Estonia Lennart Meri.

Since March 2012, Cook hosts a one hour radio programme titled On The Road To Big Beach Bootique 5 on XFM.

Since March 2006 McConnell has been a member of the executive committee for the Computer Society's Technical Council on Software Engineering.

Since 2007, Aniston has worked in a publicity campaign for the drink SmartWater ; on March 7, 2011, she released a YouTube video, titled " Jennifer Aniston Goes Viral ", for SmartWater, tripling online interest in the product within 24 hours of the release.

Since birds lay eggs and rabbits and hares give birth to large litters in the early spring, these became symbols of the rising fertility of the earth at the March Equinox.

Since they connected with Klaus Kettner's Rock It Concerts ( Germany ) in 1991 they have played hundreds of shows all over Europe, dozens of television shows and in March 2007 pre-opened the Bill-Haley-Museum in Munich, Germany.

Since the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the Long March has been glorified as an example of the Communist Party's strength and resilience.

Since March 2002 UPDF has been granted permission to carry out operating against LRA bases across the border in the Sudan, and these raids, collectively known as Operation Iron Fist, have resulted in the repatriation of many abducted children being held by the rebels as child soldiers or sex slaves.

Since then TFP has been organizing the annual Metro Manila Pride March.

Since 2006 the Australian born author Geraldine Brooks, writer of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel March, has lived there with her husband and two sons.

Since March 2011, J is free and open source software under the GPLv3 license.

Since March 6, 2011 A & E Network has aired Breakout Kings, a drama television series revolving around a task force of convicted criminals and U. S. Marshals working together in order to try and catch fugitives escaped from prison.

Since 1 March 1994, the penalties for cannabis use are from two months to a year and / or a fine, while possession, cultivation or trafficking of the drug can be punished much more severely, up to ten years.

Since March 24, 2009, 1, 000 Hours ( along with Slappy ) has been back in print as a bonus to the vinyl reissue of the 39 / Smooth album.

" Since the state's newspapers were financed by the opposition, in March 1930 Long founded his own paper, the Louisiana Progress, which he used to broadcast achievements and denounce his enemies.

Since the creation of Hanover Township in 1720 and its incorporation on March 25, 1740, its size has been considerably decreased as the population of the area has increased.

Since this was supposed to have taken place on 14 Nisan in the Jewish calendar, calculated to have been either 25 March or 6 April, it was believed that the date of Christ's birth will have been nine months later.