Since the Korean Armistice Agreement ended the armed conflict that existed during the active part of the Korean War in 1953, leaving a de-facto truce in place ever since, the North Korean government has been largely isolationist, becoming one of the world's most authoritarian societies.

Since these sites could not be classified as Mesopotamian, North African, or Arabian, they came to be referred to as " Levantine.

Since the early Middle Ages, the trade in furs was of great economic importance for northern and eastern European nations with large native populations of fur-bearing mustelids, and was a major economic impetus behind Russian expansion into Siberia and French and English expansion in North America.

Since then, it has been reported that North Korean workers are helping to build secret underground tunnels, for an emergency shelter and other unknown purposes, in Burma.

Since then the reunited Rhine and Meuse waters reach the North Sea either at this site or, during times of lower discharges of the Rhine, at Hoek van Holland.

Since the fall of the Eastern European communist regimes, the Soviet Union, and a variety of African communist regimes, only a few currently remain, including: China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam.

Since the election of George W. Bush as the President of the United States, North Korea has faced renewed external pressure over its nuclear program, reducing the prospect of international economic assistance.

Since joining Intersputnik in 1984, North Korea has operated 22 lines of frequency-division multiplexing and 10 lines of single channel per carrier for communication with Eastern Europe.

Since the Korean War armistice in 1953, the North Korean government has been largely isolationist, becoming one of the world's most totalitarian societies.

Since the late 1980s, North Korea's nuclear program has become a pressing issue in international affairs.

Since then, a very similar agreement was reached on February 13, 2007, that includes normalizing US-North Korean and Japanese-North Korean diplomatic ties on the condition that North Korea freeze its Yongbyon nuclear facility.

Since the time of Cato, basic pasta dough has been made mostly of wheat flour or semolina, with durum wheat used predominantely in the South of Italy and soft wheat in the North.

Since 1987, red wolves ( Canis rufus ) have been released into northeastern North Carolina where they roam 1. 7 million acres.

Since three of the major broadcast networks had their transmission towers atop the North Tower ( One World Trade Center ), coverage was limited after the collapse of the tower.

Since 2000, Roosevelt has been portrayed by a number of reprisers including historian and Rhodes Scholar, Clay Jenkinson of North Dakota and Joe Wiegand of Tennessee.

Since this date, the Undertones have performed several tours across the UK, Ireland, Continental Europe and North America.

Since North America and Asia used to be connected by the Bering land bridge, a number of animal and plant species ( more animals than plants ) were able to colonize both continents and are distributed throughout the taiga biome ( see Circumboreal Region ).

Since 1975, when a Worldcon site outside North America is selected, WSFS administers a parallel selection process for NASFiC, voted on by WSFS members at the following year's Worldcon, ( if there is no NASFiC in that year ), or by the following year's NASFiC, if there is one.

Since the late 19th century, zombies have acquired notable popularity, especially in North American and European folklore.

Since their last Cup win in 1983, they are currently the only team of the four major North American sports leagues ( NHL, NFL, NBA, & MLB ) to win 4 consecutive championships, and hold the NHL record for most consecutive playoff series ' wins at 19 ( 1980 Playoffs-1984 Playoffs ).

Since Goguryeo had been able to repel earlier Chinese invasions from the North, perhaps Gorguryeo would fall if it were attacked by Silla from the south at the same time.

Since the first North American cases in 1999, the virus has been reported throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America.

Since the publication of Edward Said's Orientalism, the term has tended to acquire acquired a negative connotation, and in much academic discourse become shorthand for Western feelings of superiority over, and overlooking of the views of, Asian and North African cultures.

Since 1638, Sweden also maintained the colony of New Sweden along the Delaware River in North America.

Since 1996, when Avon was abolished, Bath has been the principal centre of the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset ( B & NES ).

Since the goal of our international planners is a World Government, this Atlantic Community would mark a giant step in that direction for, once American economic autonomy is absorbed, a larger grouping is a question of time.

Since most European cars average more miles per gallon of gasoline than American cars, it naturally follows that the cost per kilometer for these models will be less, but the greater seating capacity of the large American cars will equalize this, provided your group is sufficiently large to fill a 7-passenger limousine.

Since the mid 1950s, when urethane foam first made its appearance in the American market, growth has been little short of fantastic.

Since American life is committed above all to productivity and a higher standard of economic life, the countervailing forces of residential and religious exclusiveness have fought a desperate, rearguard action against the expanding interdependence of the metropolis.

Since the early 1990s, many American Chinese restaurants influenced by California cuisine have opened in San Francisco and the Bay Area.

Since then, American English has been influenced by the languages of West Africa, the Native American population, Spanish, and immigration.

Since the Bishop of London refused to ordain ministers in the British American colonies, this constituted an emergency, and as a result, on 2 September 1784, Rev.

Since its opening, Lajes Field has been used for refuelling American cargo planes bound for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Since the turn of the millennium, notable successes among cult and midnight movies have been Donnie Darko ( 2001 ), the 2001 comedy Wet Hot American Summer, an absurdist parody of the pre-MTV summer camp genre, and the comic book adaptation Ghost World.

" Since then, Dartmouth has graduated over 700 Native American students from over 200 different tribes, more than the other seven Ivy League universities combined.

Since the American Civil War the term " discrimination " generally evolved in American English usage as an understanding of prejudicial treatment of an individual based solely on their race, later generalized as membership in a certain socially undesirable group or social category.

Since 2002, the new Afghan government has engaged in cordial relations with both Iran and the United States, even as relations between Iran and the United States have grown strained due to American objections to Iran's nuclear program.

Since 2006, the HBC has been led by an American and is now American owned.

Since 1979, the USA had required ICD-9-CM codes for Medicare and Medicaid claims, and most of the rest of the American medical industry followed suit.

Since the 1890s, Thomas Edison owned most of the major American patents relating to motion picture cameras.

Since the census of 2000, people who have, or believe they have, Native American ancestry may designate themselves, for census purposes, as being of more than one race.

Since the 1960s, the number of people claiming Native American ancestry has grown significantly and by the 2000 census, the number had more than doubled.

Since the inception of the American Football League, the Jets have maintained what is considered to be a marquee rivalry with the New England Patriots.

Since 2005 Apple Inc .' s Mac OS X operating system has come bundled with a dictionary application and widget which credits as its source " Oxford American Dictionaries ", and contains the full text of NOAD2.

Since 2006, the NBA has faced Euroleague teams in exhibition matches in the NBA Europe Live Tour and since 2009 in the Euroleague American Tour.

As Nancy Snow stated in her book, Information War: American Propaganda, Free Speech and Opinion Control Since 9-11, propaganda " begins where critical thinking ends.