Since John Wesley ordained and sent forth every Methodist preacher in his day, who preached and baptized and ordained, and since every Methodist preacher who has ever been ordained as a Methodist was ordained in this direct " succession " from Wesley, then the Methodist Church teaches that it has all the direct merits coming from apostolic succession, if any such there be.

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 the 16th century, Portugal extensively adopted slavery to man their colonies, coming mainly from West and Central Africa.

Since the late 1990s, Dublin has experienced a significant level of net immigration, with the greatest numbers coming from the European Union, especially the United Kingdom, Poland and Lithuania.

Since the 1990s the sport has been mostly dominated by the Japanese K-1 promotion, with some competition coming from other promotions and mostly pre-existing governing bodies.

Since coming into the league the team has made the playoffs every season except one, and has only ever had one head coach, Barry Trotz.

Since there was no compromise coming from Henry V, it was determined on 30 October 1119 that the Emperor and his antipope should be solemnly excommunicated.

Since coming to power, a disproportionate number of leading positions have been awarded to members of the Alawi sect in a move akin to Saddam Hussein's Ba ' ath Party governance in neighbouring Iraq between 1968 and 2003 when persons from Saddam's home town of Tikrit were appointed in prominent roles.

Since the end of the browsers wars there have been new browsers coming onto the scence, many of these are open source meaning that they tend to have faster development and are more supportive of new standards.

Since telecommunications costs were coming down, banks and brokerage firms could move away from Wall Street to more affordable locations.

Since 1986 the stagnation in employment has led to a new inversion of the trend, caused not so much by an increase in the number of people leaving but by a fall in the number coming to live in the region, but in the 2000s ( decade ) net immigration has been positive again.

Since 2005, Bonetti has made several appearances for an Old England XI in various charity games, notably against celebrity sides, usually coming on for the last 10 minutes of each game.

Since the 1990s the immigration is coming mainly from abroad.

** Since this episode, Kalter's announcement at the start of the show that it was coming " From New York ..." has been followed by "... the greatest city in the world!

Since an insurance settlement was a long time coming, the group was forced to cancel the rest of its tour.

Since 1849, rail customers coming to Southeast only knew they were travelling to " Brewster ".

Since after Brand New Day no one knows the secret identity of Spider-Man anymore, the animosity between Jameson and Parker is retconned as a simple financial question, with Jameson's heart attack coming right after a monetary request from Peter.

Since the coming info force of the 1937 constitution, no Irish government has proposed changing the maximum term of the Dáil, which still remains five years.

Since coming to power after the Irish Free State's 1932 general election, Éamon de Valera's government had secured the passage of a number of amendments to the Irish constitution, reducing the role of the Crown in the state's internal affairs.

Since coming to power, President Sadat had started encouraging the growth of Islamic extremism in the country as means to fight communist groups and solidify his own power.

Since ancient times, converts to the Church who were coming from certain heretical groups were not required to be baptized, even though the normal path of entrance to the Church was through baptism.

Since the 1970s, the most widely accepted model has been that the lobes or plumes are powered by beams of high-energy particles and magnetic field coming from close to the active nucleus.

Since then, the clock rate of production processors has increased much more slowly, with performance improvements coming from other design changes.

Since there are no automobile ferries currently operating on the lake, vehicles coming from the rest of Minnesota can reach the Angle without crossing the border only in winter.

Since a Skeletal Age rating can be made at any age during growth, from Elbow, Shoulder, Knee, or Foot as well as Hand, it seems to be the method of choice when one wishes to study most aspects of skeletal developmental progress during childhood.

Since the mid-1890s Schweitzer had formed the inner resolve that it was needful for him as a Christian to repay to the world something for the happiness which it had given to him, and he determined that he would pursue his younger interests until the age of thirty and then give himself to serving humanity, with Jesus serving as his example.

Since the Universe has a finite age, and light travels at a finite speed, there may be events in the past whose light has not had time to reach us.

) Since Popes can dispense from church laws, they have sometimes brought the number of cardinals under the age of 80 to more than 120, perhaps calculating that the number would be sufficiently reduced by the time the need for a conclave would arise.

Since the age of industrialisation, the country has been a driver, innovator, and beneficiary of an ever more globalised economy.

Since the age of industrialisation, the country has been a driver, innovator, and beneficiary of an ever more globalised economy.

Since the last ice age sea level has risen as much as 400 feet (~ 120 meters ).

Since the age of the dinosaurs, as the island moved north due to the effects of continental drift, some geologists assert that it may have been fully submerged at various intervals.

Since the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant marine vessel.

Since few people are able to understand ancient languages, each age has translated Sappho in its own idiomatic way.

Since this war was considered among the ancient Greeks as either the last event of the mythical age or the first event of the historical age, several dates are given for the fall of Troy.

Since a very early age, Mazzini showed good learning qualities ( as well as a precocious interest towards politics and literature ), and was admitted to the University at only 14, graduating in law in 1826, initially practicing as a " poor man's lawyer ".

Since she had to reach the canonical age of 7 before her betrothal in May 1303, and that of 12 before her marriage in January 1308, the evidence suggests that she was born between May and November 1295.

Since fashion models are scouted at a very young age, they spend the first couple of years making very little money as they are testing and working for lower echelon clients while developing their portfolios.

Since then, numerous impact craters have been identified around the world, though Meteor Crater remains one of the most visually impressive owing to its size, young age, and lack of vegetative cover.

Since entering junior high school age, he was fond of playing acrobatic gymnastics, and later on he joined a theater arts acrobatics in Helsinki.

Traditionally it is the period of the Twelve Apostles, dating from the Great Commission until the death of John the Apostle ( about 100 AD Since it is believed that John lived so long and was the last of the twelve to die, there is some overlap between the apostolic age and the first Apostolic Fathers.

Since the drug racemizes, the drug cannot be considered safe for use by women of child-bearing age, and its use is tightly controlled when used for treating other illness.

Since the time required for a white dwarf to reach this state is calculated to be longer than the current age of the universe ( 13. 7 billion years ), no black dwarfs are expected to exist in the universe yet, and the temperature of the coolest white dwarfs is one observational limit on the age of the universe.

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" Since they are not indigenous to the area it would not follow that they would fashion themselves as being born of an ancient Egyptian god whose identity was unknown until the age of archaeology.

Since they do not qualify under the age criteria set for historic preservation nominations their historical aspect often escapes public recognition.

Since 1980, in addition to the age restricted communities, Monroe has added shopping centers, a synagogue, a recreation center, and a new library