Since independence from Portugal in 1975, a number of Angolan students continued to be admitted every year at high schools, polytechnical institutes, and universities in Portugal, Brazil and Cuba through bilateral agreements ; in general, these students belong to the Angolan elites.

Since gaining independence in 1991, hundreds of thousands of Armenia's residents have gone abroad, mainly to Russia, in search of work.

Since its independence, Armenia has maintained a policy of complementarism by trying to have friendly relations both with Iran, Russia, and the West, including the United States and Europe.

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

Since independence, Botswana has had the highest average economic growth rate in the world, averaging about 9 % per year from 1966 to 1999.

Since the independence in 1975 the official statistics in Cape Verde have no longer made statistics based on racial groups.

Since after independence from Portugal in 1975, a number of Cape Verdean students continued to be admitted every year at Portuguese high schools, polytechnical institutes and universities, through bilateral agreements between the Portuguese Government and the Cape Verdean Government.

Since gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1960, Cyprus has had a record of successful economic performance, reflected in strong growth, full employment conditions and relative stability.

Since the 1990s, Ecuadoran foreign policy has been focused on the country's border dispute with Peru, an issue that has festered since independence.

Since independence, the two nations have maintained warm relations.

Since independence, the two Presidents ( Macías and Obiang ) have been the dominant political forces in Equatorial Guinea.

Since independence Eritrea's relationship with Ethiopia was entirely political, especially in the resuscitation and expansion of IGAD's scope.

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

Since independence, Fiji has been a leader in the South Pacific region, and has played a leading role in the formation of the South Pacific Forum.

Since independence in 1986, the FSM has established diplomatic relations with a number of nations, including most of its Pacific neighbors.

Since independence the party system is dominated by the conservative Gabonese Democratic Party.

Since independence, Gabon has been " one of France's closest allies in Africa ".

Since independence, nearly 300 small internal rebellions and civil wars have occurred in the country, including some changes of government.

Since independence, Indonesian ( a form of Malay and official national language ) is the language of most written communication, education, government, and business.

Since independence, Indonesian foreign relations have adhered to a " free and active " foreign policy, seeking to play a role in regional affairs commensurate with its size and location but avoiding involvement in conflicts among major powers.

Since independence in 1962 there have been political and economic disturbances, as well as a number of strong political leaders.

Since independence was granted in 1963 relations have been usually amicable, both being part of the Commonwealth of Nations, a successor to the empire which aims to promote mutual co-operation, democracy and other cultural values and ties with each member state.

Since its independence in 1961, Kuwait maintained strong international relations with most countries, especially nations within the Arab world.

Since that time, the parliament has demonstrated real independence from the executive branch.

Since he introduces so much modern music, I could not resist asking how he felt about it.

Since more is known about Quiney than about any other acquaintance of Shakespeare in Stratford, his career may be followed to its sudden end in 1602.

Since little is known about autism, and almost nothing has been written for the layman, we'd like to share one experienced mother's comments.

Since her bereavement this individual has reported to the writer on numerous occasions about how helpful the class discussions were to her in this adjustment crisis.

Since the A.L.A.M. holdings embraced only about twenty-five per cent of motor vehicle patents, the denial of rights to independent companies did not retard technical progress in unlicensed sectors of the industry.

Since the difference between the U. S. and International acre is only about a quarter of the size of an A4 sheet of paper ( 0. 016 square metres, 160 square centimetres or 24. 8 square inches ), it is usually not important which one is being discussed.

Since about 2005, computer scientists have attempted to develop automated methods to infer aesthetic quality of images.

Since about 2001, territorial defence forces, which as of 2002 number around 150, 000, have been forming, organized into battalions, companies, and platoons spread across Belarus.

Since October 1993 the nation has suffered from massive ethnic-based violence which has resulted in the death of perhaps 250, 000 people and the displacement of about 800, 000 others.

Since the Persian force obviously contained a high proportion of missile troops, a static defensive position would have made little sense for the Athenians ; the strength of the hoplite was in the melee, and the sooner that could be brought about, the better, from the Athenian point of view.

Since about 2005, Oi Polloi ( from Scotland ) have recorded in Scottish Gaelic.

Since 1987 the Congress operates in the port city of Valparaíso, about 110 kilometers (~ 70 mi.

Since most people, and most cultures, substantially agree about most pure ethical situations, casuistry often creates ethical arguments that can persuade people of different ethnic, religious and philosophical beliefs to treat particular cases in the same ways.

Since that time, the rate of crater production on Earth has been considerably lower, but it is appreciable nonetheless ; Earth experiences from one to three impacts large enough to produce a 20 km diameter crater about once every million years on average.

Since the design of such high-end chips nominally takes about five years to complete, to stay competitive a company has to fund at least two of these large design teams to release products at the rate of 2. 5 years per product generation.

Since the tropical rainforests are the most diverse ecosystems on Earth and about 80 % of the world's known biodiversity could be found in tropical rainforests, removal or destruction of significant areas of forest cover has resulted in a degraded environment with reduced biodiversity.

Since the great majority of people who first attempted to transcribe Chinese were not linguists ( and even if they were, the principles of modern phonemics were not discovered for another two centuries ), their endeavour was marred by a lack of systematic approach and many contemporary European misconceptions about language.

Since early childhood Don Rosa had been fascinated by Carl Barks ' stories about Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck.

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

Since people are human, one should teach first about humans, not machines or techniques.

Since history and memory ( representations of or belief about the past ) are distinct in all philosophy and ontology from plan, vision or intent ( representations of or will to change the future ), statements that confuse these are category errors: No statement about history or memory can imply a similar statement about a plan or vision or intent, nor vice versa-a distinction sometimes credited to Hume who distinguished also the morality of a statement from its truth.