Since that time, the term Bolshevik has been regarded as obsolete, and relevant only to the pre-Revolutionary times, during the Russian Revolution itself and the Russian Civil War which followed.

Since the Bolshevik base of support came from urban workers, the exodus posed a serious problem.

Since he possessed more power in an interdependent universe of living beings and dead spirits, the emperor had to use it for the benefit of the living.

Since the 1980s issues of power, such as those examined in Eric Wolf's Europe and the People Without History, have been central to the discipline.

Since military issues were not a government priority, Afonso established the state's administration and centralized power on himself.

Since independence the party system has been dominated by the Botswana Democratic Party ( BDP ), which has never lost power since independence.

Since the publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four, the term " Big Brother " has entered the lexicon as a synonym for abuse of government power, particularly in respect to civil liberties, often specifically related to mass surveillance.

Since the House of Lords no longer had the power to block the bill, the Unionist's Ulster Volunteers led by Sir Edward Carson, launched a campaign of opposition that included the threat of armed resistance in Ulster and the threat of mutiny by army officers in Ireland in 1914 ( see Curragh Incident ).

Since their coming to power in 1997, controversies affecting the Labour Government such as David Blunkett's affair with Spectator editor Kimberly Fortier and financial scandals involving senior ministers and officials shifted the focus to sleaze within the Labour Party.

Since businesses make money and money leads to political power, business will inevitably use their power to influence governments.

Since the 12th century, courts have had parallel and co-equal authority to make law -- " legislating from the bench " is a traditional and essential function of courts, which was carried over into the U. S. system as an essential component of the " judicial power " specified by Article III of the U. S. constitution.

Since the Dictator exercised his own authority, he did not suffer this limitation, which was the cornerstone of the office's power.

Since the surfaces of a wet clutch can be slippery ( as with a motorcycle clutch bathed in engine oil ), stacking multiple clutch discs can compensate for the lower coefficient of friction and so eliminate slippage under power when fully engaged.

Since the KMT had completed the first step of revolution through seizure of power in 1928, Chiang's rule thus began a period of what his party considered to be " political tutelage " in Sun Yat-sen's name.

Since 1978, the Communist Party has attempted to institutionalize transitions of power and consolidate its internal structure.

Since the physical behavior of singularities is unknown, if singularities can be observed from the rest of spacetime, causality may break down, and physics may lose its predictive power.

Since it would be impossible for the Bahá ' í Faith to unite the world if it were itself disunited, the role of the covenant as the guarantor of the unity of the Bahá ' í community becomes inextricably linked with the goal of world unity: " It is evident that the axis of oneness of the world of humanity is the power of the Covenant and nothing else.

Since being able to choose any resource type allows more building power, gold rivers are either marked with number token of only 2 or 3 dots and / or are far away from starting positions to offset this.

Since there was no longer the countervailing power of the papacy and since the Church of England was a creature of the state and had become subservient to it, this meant that there was nothing to regulate the powers of the king, and he became an absolute power.

Since that time monasticism has been a power among the people and not without its influence on the course of events.

Since such radiation can produce severe damage to life at powers that produce very little heating, it is considered far more dangerous ( in terms of damage-produced per unit of energy, or power ) than the rest of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Since Sancho died unmarried and childless, all of his power passed to his brother Alfonso.

Since 2000, the Military has had a sometimes tense relationship with the Qarase government, and has strongly opposed its plans to establish a Commission with the power to compensate victims and pardon perpetrators of the coup.

Since 1982, two thirds of the community's power has been supplied by wind turbines, and a third by diesel generators.

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 1990, Estonia lost about 15 % of its population ( 230, 000 people ).

Since regaining independence, Estonia has pursued a foreign policy of close cooperation with Western European nations.

Since January 2006, the NATO International Security Assistance Force undertook combat duties from Operation Enduring Freedom in southern Afghanistan, the NATO force chiefly made up of British, Canadian and Dutch forces ( and some smaller contributions from Denmark, Romania and Estonia and air support from Norway as well as air and artillery support from the U. S .) ( see the article Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2006 ).

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 Estonia regained its independence in 1991, the old town centre is being renovated.

Since the Northern Crusades Estonia became a battleground for centuries where Denmark, Germany, Russia, Sweden and Poland fought their many wars over controlling the important geographical position of the country as a gateway between East and West.

Since the debates about whether the future independent Estonia would be established as a new republic or a continuation of the first republic were not yet complete by the time of the August coup, while the members of the Supreme Soviet generally agreed that independence should be declared rapidly, a compromise was hatched between the two main sides: instead of " declaring " independence, which would imply a new start, or explicitly asserting continuity, the declaration would " confirm " Estonia as a state independent of the Soviet Union, and willing to reestablish diplomatic relations of its own accord.

Since fully regaining independence Estonia has had 12 governments with 8 prime ministers: Mart Laar, Andres Tarand, Tiit Vähi, Mart Siimann, Siim Kallas, Juhan Parts, and Andrus Ansip.

Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with Western Europe.

Since 1992, Estonia has naturalized some 137, 000 residents of undefined citizenship, mainly ethnic Russians.

Since the Bulldog had started life as private venture rather than an Air Ministry-sponsored prototype it could be sold to other countries, and Bulldogs were exported to, among others, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, and Australia.

Since 1989, many elderly Baltic Germans, or their descendants, have taken holidays to Estonia and Latvia to look for traces of their own past, their ancestral homes, and their family histories.

Since 1991, the island has been a part of independent Estonia.

Since Estonia became independent in 1918, the University of Tartu has been an Estonian-language institution since 1919.

Since 1934, June 23 is also national Victory Day of Estonia and both 23rd and 24th are holidays and flag days.

Since its establishment, more member states have joined through a series of accession treaties, from the UK, Ireland, Denmark and Norway in 1972 ( though Norway did not end up joining ), Greece in 1979, Spain and Portugal 1985, Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden in 1994 ( though again Norway failed to join, because of lack of support in the referendum ), the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia in 2004, and Romania and Bulgaria in 2007.

Since 2009 there are total of 226 municipalities in Estonia, 34 of them are urban and 193 are rural.

Since 2002 all bachelor's ( honours ) degrees have been three-year courses in Estonia ( 4 years if students enrolled before 2001 ).

Since the book does not mention Estonia being sold to the Livonian Order, which happened September 29, 1346, it must be written before this date or shortly after.

Since 2004, Estonia is a full member of both the European Union and NATO.

Since 2004, KTU have performed in Finland, Russia, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Portugal, Spain, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, USA, Canada, Mexico and Japan.

Since 2000, Ruoho has played numerous musical performances in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Ireland, England, Austria, Poland, Russia, Latvia, Estonia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Lithuania and Ukraine.