Since October 1998, Chadian Movement for Justice and Democracy ( MDJT ) rebels, led by Youssuf Togoimi until his death in September 2002, have skirmished with government troops in the Tibesti region, resulting in hundreds of civilian, government, and rebel casualties, but little ground won or lost.

Since many countries heavily restrict the civilian possession of ammunition and ammunition components, including primers and smokeless powder, handloading may be explicitly or implicitly illegal in certain countries.

Since then, it has been used in a variety of roles in civilian, law enforcement, and military applications.

* Since 2005, Iran's nuclear program has become the subject of contention with the Western world due to suspicions that Iran could divert the civilian nuclear technology to a weapons program.

Since the return of civilian rule to Argentina in 1983, relations with Chile, the United Kingdom and the international community in general improved and Argentine officials have since publicly ruled out interpreting neighboring countries ' policies as any potential threat ; but Argentina still does not enjoy the full trust of the Chilean political class.

Since BRAC, and the relocation of the Human Resources Command ( HRC ) to Fort Knox, which is expected to have a net gain of about 5, 000 full-time civilian and permanent military personnel assigned to the base, creating a more stable population, and providing an economic boost to Radcliff and the surrounding areas.

Since maps also have valuable civilian uses, these agencies are often publicly associated or identified as other parts of the government.

Since traditionally German officers could not be tried by civilian courts, he decided that the Army must expel all those accused of involvement.

Since July 2003, the civilian areas of the airport have been secured by civilian contractors.

Since his luggage had not arrived in time, he had fought the battle wearing civilian clothes and a top hat.

Since 1949, the Secretary of Defense, a civilian appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is by statute second in command over those armed forces which are part of the Department of Defense, i. e. the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Marine Corps.

Since the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, the Taliban and its supporters have used IEDs against NATO and Afghan military and civilian vehicles.

Since the late 19th and early 20th centuries, military Mauser designs were also exported and licenced to a number of countries, as well as being a popular civilian firearm.

Since the British took control of the province, during the French and Indian War in 1760, there had been difficulties and disagreements between the local French Catholics and the Protestant English-speaking British military and civilian administrations.

Since hostage rescue in friendly territory is different from that in hostile areas, it was decided to establish an elite civilian force, which develops and practices a special CQB ( Close Quarters Battles ) doctrine for " counter-terrorism " operations in friendly territory and hostage rescue.

Since then, Lohr has tirelessly lobbied in Washington D. C. to promote the safety of children on all civilian aircraft and airlines, asking that federal regulations require all children to have a seat belt on every flight.

Since then, Hamas has been involved in what it calls " armed resistance " against Israel, which includes mainly terrorist acts against Israeli civilian population.

Since 1925, Goodwin had worked for USAA, an insurer which specialized in insuring only military personnel ; he decided to start his own company after rising as far as a civilian could go in USAA's military-dominated hierarchy.

Since 1971, only the atoll of Diego Garcia is inhabited, and only by military and civilian contracted personnel.

Since its creation in 1967, the state has been administered either by a governor and a House of Assembly in civilian or quasi-civilian ( under Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida's administration ) federal administrations, or by Sole-Administrators or Military Administrators in military dispensations.

Since 1971, only the atoll of Diego Garcia is inhabited only by some 3, 000 UK and US military and civilian contracted personnel.

Since his appointment on the northern front, the Soviet aviation advisor Arjénoukhine had insistently called for air reinforcements, motivating his demands by high losses inflicted by nationalist aviation over Republican troops as well as civilian population.

Since World War II, the CIB has been made in cloth ( colored and subdued ) for wear, like the matte-metal model, on the fatigue field uniform, and, a miniature ( 1. 25 inches long ) lacquered-metal CIB model is available for wearing on the mess dress uniform and civilian clothes.

Since morale is closely related to pattern maintenance and integration, the higher the morale and solidarity, the better the system can solve the problems of the system.

Since then, several models for understanding the concept of group cohesion have been developed, including Albert Carron ’ s hierarchical model and several bi-dimensional models ( vertical v. horizontal cohesion, task v. social cohesion, belongingness and morale, and personal v. social attraction ).

Since leadership itself might have great need to gage the direction and intensity of public attitudes, to strengthen its own morale and for decisionmaking purposes, it would be most advantageous to have more to go on than personal opinions about the opinions of the public and other leadership groups.

Since Rhode Island at that time did not have such sanction, his opinion was not popular.

Since the great flood of these dystopias has appeared only in the last twelve years, it seems fairly reasonable to assume that the chief impetus was the 1949 publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four, an assumption which is supported by the frequent echoes of such details as Room 101, along with education by conditioning from Brave New World, a book to which science-fiction writers may well have returned with new interest after reading the more powerful Orwell dystopia.

Those famous lines of the Greek Anthology with which a fading beauty dedicates her mirror at the shrine of a goddess reveal a wise attitude: `` Venus, take my votive glass, Since I am not what I was, What from this day I shall be, Venus, let me never see ''.

Since it was issued in the spring of 1611, the King James Version has been most generally considered the most poetic and beautiful of all translations of the Bible.

Since she could not act, one part suited her as well as any other, and so she was the first person to offer Mr. Lincoln a glass of water, holding it up to the box, high above her head, to Miss Harris, who had asked for it.

Since ordinary breakfast-table conversation was impossible, it was at least something that they were able to offer Eugene the sugar bowl with their sugar in it, and the plate of bread and butter, and that Eugene could return the pitcher of hot milk to them handle first.

Since his Christ was to be life size, how was Mary to hold him on her lap without the relationship seeming ungainly??

Since the writer had established this democratic procedure in the beginning he had to go along with their decision -- after, of course, pointing out whether he thought their decision was a wise or an unwise one.

Since this type of item was not in the statute when section 381 was enacted in 1954, one cannot say with certainty what effect the enactment of that section should have.

Since writing was practiced in the Aegean before the end of the century, we may hope that the details of tradition will now be occasionally useful.

Since the strength of the Mexicans had been underrated, too small a posse had been collected, and since the deputy had not been provided with search warrants, MacPherson and his men decided it was much wiser to withdraw.

Since experience indicates that effluents from oxidation ponds do not create major problems at these BOD concentrations, the goal for the effluent quality of the accelerated treatment system was the same as from conventional oxidation ponds.

Since the psychiatric interview, like any other interview, depends on communication, it is significant to note that the therapist in this interview was a man of marked skill and long experience.

Since Fogg's was a one-man, one-plane flying service, this meant that he would have to do both trips, flying alone 600 miles a day, under sub-freezing temperature conditions.

Since the 1946 disaster there have been 15 tsunami in the Pacific, but only one was of any consequence.

Since a fall or blow might have caused it, a cold pack was usually first aid.

Since then he had worked at this and that, though some said his main interest was gambling.

Since 1949, the only National League club that got off to a hot start and made a runaway of the race was the '55 Dodger team.

Since Russian was being spoken instead of Spanish, there is no violation of artistry or logic here.

Since the organization was created thirteen years ago, it is obvious that this is not the original company ; ;

Since they did not glance curiously at us once, I guessed that there was a penalty for distraction.

Since 30 June 2012 when the last leap second was added, TAI has been exactly 35 seconds ahead of UTC.