Since German reunification in 1990, and the accession of some Central European and Baltic States into the European Union in 2004, the Port of Hamburg has restarted ambitions for regaining its position as the region's largest deep-sea port for container shipping and its major commercial and trading centre.

Since his accession to the throne in 2005, King Abdullah has taken steps to rein back the powers of the ulema, for instance transferring their control over girls ' education to the Ministry of Education.

Since the 9 / 11 attacks in 2001, there has been mounting pressure to reform and modernize the royal family's rule, an agenda championed by King Abdullah both before and after his accession in 2005.

Since its accession into the World Trade Organization and the subsequent trade liberalization, the government has implemented new policies to develop the sector into a more competitive and modernized green industry.

Since October 2005, Turkey has formally started accession negotiations with the EU and these will be based on the acquis communautaire.

Since his accession to the Presidency, the President's party, known as the Constitutional Democratic Rally ( RCD ), rallied majorities in local, regional, and national elections.

Since the accession of Carlos Mesa to the Presidency, Bolivia has pressed its demands for a corridor to the Pacific.

Since the accession of Tiberius, Drusus had been systematically groomed as the successor of his father, successfully commanding legions in Illyricum in 18, and sharing the consulship with Tiberius in 21.

Since the borrower has the obligation to repay the loan, the borrower has no accession to wealth.

Since 2011, Poles have been able to work freely throughout the EU and not just in the UK, Ireland, Denmark and Sweden where they have had limited rights since Poland's EU accession in 2004.

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 he was already advanced in age upon his accession, Ay ruled Egypt in his own right for only four years.

Since the deposition of Maximilian I of the House of Habsburg as Emperor of Mexico in 1867, there has been a pretender line of accession to the throne through his adopted son, the grandson of Mexico's first emperor, Agustin I.

Since a period of time has often passed between accession and coronation, some monarchs were never crowned.

Since the accession of Poland and Slovakia to the Schengen Agreement in 2007, however, the border between the two countries may be easily crossed at this point like at any other.

Since the only comment used was the first, it quickly became used to hold a summary description of the sequence, often starting with a unique library accession number, and with time it has become commonplace use to always use ">" for the first line and to not use ";" comments ( which would otherwise be ignored ).

Since Ramesses VII's accession is known to have occurred around the end of III Peret, the king would have ruled Egypt for 7 years and 5 months when this document was drawn up provided that it belonged to his reign as seems probable from the royal name given in the papyrus.

Since 2002, he has been active in the Balkans and post-Soviet democracies advocating democratic reform and EU accession.

Since the census however, an influx of people from recent EU accession states is likely to have significantly increased numbers of speakers of languages from these countries.

Since the accession of Grand Duke Adolphe, the Order has been primarily an award for Luxembourgers, though it has occasionally been conferred upon foreigners, mainly on members of foreign Royal families or notable foreigners of Luxembourger descent.

Since its accession to independence in 1956, Morocco has considered Spanish Sahara to be part of its pre-colonial territory, and Spain had largely decolonized its foreign holdings, including much of Spanish Morocco, but had retained the Spanish Sahara.

Since 1970, Ansbach has enlarged its municipal area by incorporating adjacent communities.

Since the introduction of the first commercially available microprocessor ( the Intel 4004 ) in 1970, and the first widely used microprocessor ( the Intel 8080 ) in 1974, this class of CPUs has almost completely overtaken all other central processing unit implementation methods.

Since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, league rules were changed to allow the Super Bowl home team to pick their choice of jersey.

Since 1970 the " National Front coalition " headed by United Malays National Organisation ( UMNO ) has governed Malaysia.

Since about 1970, the United States has become the principal ally of Israel, positioning it as a part of the Western World.

Since the advent of the World Cup in 1930, two trophies have represented victory: the Jules Rimet Trophy from 1930 to 1970, and the FIFA World Cup Trophy from 1974 to the present day.

Since 1970, the mission has been directed by a resident U. S. ambassador.

Since 2006, the Vikings have been known especially for their strong run defense (# 1 in the NFL in 2006, 2007, and 2008 ; they are the first NFL team to accomplish this since the AFL – NFL merger in 1970 ), anchored by the Williams Wall consisting of defensive tackle Kevin Williams and nose tackle Pat Williams ( no relation ).

Since 1970, the government has given high priority to education in order to develop a domestic work force, which the government considers a vital factor in the country's economic and social progress.

Since 1970, Oman has pursued a moderate foreign policy and expanded its diplomatic relations dramatically.

Since 1970 most of the university operations are pursued at the main campus at Frescati north of the city center.

Since 1840, South Holland has ceded three municipalities to the province of Utrecht: Oudewater in 1970, Woerden in 1989, and Vianen in 2002.

Since 1970, the Pontifical Swiss Guard has been the only active military of the Vatican City.

Weather satellites have been available to infer sea surface temperature ( SST ) information since 1967, with the first global composites occurring during 1970 .< ref > Since 1982, satellites have been increasingly utilized to measure SST and have allowed its spatial and temporal variation to be viewed more fully.

Since neo-liberalism in the 1970 / 1980s and the emergence of the climate change crises, there has been abrupt evidence that the State is failing to effectively manage our environmental resources.

Since 1970, well over 6000 people have participated in Arcosanti's construction.

Since the liberalization of immigration policy in 1965, the number of first-generation immigrants living in the United States has quadrupled, from 9. 6 million in 1970, to about 38 million in 2007.

Since around 1970, the significant national Belgian political parties have split into distinct representations for each communities ' interests besides defenders of their ideologies.

Since 1970, the opening of new records has led historians to rehabilitate Kitchener's reputation to some extent.

Since turning professional in 1894, the club has enjoyed periods of success, most notably during the period 1968 – 1970 when they won the 1969 League Cup ( defeating Arsenal at Wembley Stadium ) securing promotion to the Second Division.

Since 1970 its population has been increasing rapidly as Nashville becomes a true metropolis.

Since 1970, development has also been underway for the Chūō Shinkansen, a planned maglev line from Tokyo to Osaka.

Since the 1970 ’ s the divorce laws in most western nations recognized fathers as real parents and both parents are financially responsible, was the emergence of custody battles.

Since 1970, the equivalent proportions for Sundays and weekdays ( leaving aside major feasts ) have been 13. 5 % of the Old Testament and 71. 5 % of the New Testament.