Since about 2001, territorial defence forces, which as of 2002 number around 150, 000, have been forming, organized into battalions, companies, and platoons spread across Belarus.

Since the early 20th century it has been commonly accepted that Old Irish Bel ( l ) taine is derived from a Common Celtic * belo-te ( p ) niâ, meaning " bright fire " ( where the element * belo-might be cognate with the English word bale in ' bale-fire ' meaning ' white ' or ' shining '; compare Anglo-Saxon bael, and Lithuanian / Latvian baltas / balts, found in the name of the Baltic ; in Slavic languages byelo or beloye also means ' white ', as in Беларусь ( White Russia or Belarus ) or Бе ́ лое мо ́ ре Sea ).

Since the border with Belarus is also the eastern border of the European Union, as well as the Schengen Area the city is a center for trade in mainly from the east.

Since 1945 the city has been a centre of one of provinces of the Belarusian SSR, now of the independent Republic of Belarus.

Since 2005, the BMP-3 can be fitted with a new fire control system from " Peleng " Joint Stock Company from Belarus.

Since 1921 under the Peace Treaty of Riga the territory belonged to Second Polish Republic, in 1939 it became a part of the USSR and since its fall in 1991-one of 6 provinces of independent Belarus.

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union large numbers of eastern European women have advertised themselves in such a way, primarily from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova.

Since it was dropped as the official emblem of Belarus, opposition groups such as the Belarusian People's Front have used the Pahonia as part of their own party symbols or used them as a form of protest against Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.

Since Belarus independence ( 1991 ), the BSU continues to be the major university of the country.

Since the beginnings of the Uniate movement, there have been periodic conflicts between the Orthodox and Uniate in Ukraine and Belarus, then under Polish rule, and later also in Transylvania ( see the Romanian Church United with Rome ).

Since 1991 it is a part of Belarus.

Since 2005, he has served as a Good Will Ambassador to the United Nations in Belarus and regularly takes part in various programs in the framework of UN AIDS and UNICEF.

Since 1991, the former territory of the voivodeship is a part of Lithuania and Belarus.

Since then the Pahonia has served as one of the symbols of the anti-Lukashenko opposition in Belarus.

Since 1972 he has been an Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and its President ( 1987 – 1993 ).

Since 1988 the Belarusian Popular Front initiated the revival of the tradition in Belarus.

Since qualifying campaign for UEFA Euro 2004 Belarus changed their primary colors to red jerseys and green shorts, and away kits to all white.

Since borders have changed, it is now at the border between Belarus and Ukraine.

Since the demise of the Soviet Union, that title has been replaced by successor titles and insignia in some of the now-independent states, such as " Hero of Belarus ", " Hero of the Russian Federation " and " Hero of Ukraine ".

Since the independence of Belarus the club participates in the Belarusian Premier League, having won 7 league titles and 3 Belarusian Cups.

Since 1993, Belarus has been an accredited member of the International Civil Aviation Organization.

Since 2002, they have been DJing in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Moldova, Romania and Belarus.

Since 2004, Belarus has been sending artists to the Eurovision Song Contest.

Since gaining independence in 1991, hundreds of thousands of Armenia's residents have gone abroad, mainly to Russia, in search of work.

Since gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1960, Cyprus has had a record of successful economic performance, reflected in strong growth, full employment conditions and relative stability.

Since gaining its independence with the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, Russia has faced serious challenges in its efforts to forge a political system to follow nearly seventy-five years of Soviet rule.

Since the fall of the Barre regime in 1991 and the breakout of the Somali civil war, the foreign policy of the various entities in Somalia centered on gaining international recognition, winning international support for national reconciliation, and obtaining international economic assistance.

Since Forman left Czechoslovakia, two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, have acquired particular renown, both gaining him an Academy Award for Best Director.

Since its conceptual inception in the late 1780s in Europe and formal introduction in 1993 by the US Government, the term ‘ E-Government ’ has now become one of the recognized research domains especially in the context of public policy and now has been rapidly gaining strategic importance in public sector modernization.

Since that year, the PRD has become one of the three major parties in Mexico, gaining working class support that was previously enjoyed by the PRI.

Since then, the minority has slowly been gaining size and is still growing as it has become fashionable to be a Dane in Germany ( albeit in Central and Southern Germany ), and these days numbers around 50, 000, although only a number of between 8, 000 and 10, 000 of them speak Danish in everyday life.

Since gaining entry to the Scottish Cup in 2007, Junior clubs have enjoyed reasonable success with Irvine Meadow, Bo ' ness United and Sunnybank all defeating Scottish Football League opposition.

Since 1898, the Special Section ( Особый отдел ) of the Department of Police succeeded the Gendarmes in gaining information from domestic and foreign agents and " perlustration ".

Since 2000 the city of Bobo-Dioulasso engaged in a new growth spurt, gaining once again in population and economic vitality, benefitting from the internal crisis in neighboring Côte d ' Ivoire, which propelled many of its residents hailing from Burkina Faso to a return migration.

Since gaining his seat at Westminister, he has been marked for ministerial office in a future Tory government.

Since the power to call snap elections usually lies with the incumbent, they frequently result in increased majorities for the party already in power having been called at an advantageous time ; however, there have been cases of snap elections backfiring and resulting in an opposition party's winning or gaining power.

Since their introduction, lead-free primers have become equal in performance to lead-based primers, and are gradually gaining popularity.

Since the promulgation of a republican constitution in June 1959, three years after gaining independence from France, Tunisia has had just two elected presidents.

Since gaining independence in 1965, English is taught as a first language and is also the most dominant language in Singapore.

Since the late 1990s, various underground hip hop groups started gaining mainstream attention.

Since they are cloned in groups of 4-10 individuals, they grow to depend on each other enormously and lose their sense of individuality, gaining in return an empathic sense of their clones.

Since time in Death's Domain does not flow in the same way as it does on the Discworld, Albert succeeded, in a way, at gaining immortality.

Since the 2007, a New category of Idol, the " Virtual Idol " is growing popular in Japan. Thanks to the advent of Vocaloid 2 and it's famous Character Hatsune Miku the " Virtual Idol " are enjoying a great popularity amongs the peoples, gaining a solid Fan-base. This new type of " idol " in addition to the usual Media, They often receive adaptations in other dedicated media spanning: Anime, Manga, Novel, Videogames, ...

Since 1997, Enriquez has had several club hits in America such as " Big Love ", gaining sporadic Rhythmic format radio support, but has not received radio support or gotten sales support from the mainstream public.

Since the 1980s, Eliza Haywood ’ s literary works have been gaining in recognition and interest.

Since a period can only end on a change of possession, a player can keep gaining single possession points well after the period clock has run out.

Since gaining independence, industry in the city has declined, along with the number of citizens and living standards.