Since 1985, 15 million people worldwide have been cured of leprosy.

Since the 1970s Grünenthal has delived Thalidomide tablets to leprosy clinics to assist the fight against the leprosy.

Since then, and since the pure grain had gotten him divorced from every decent -- and even indecent -- group from Greenwich Village to the Embarcadero, he had become a sucker-rolling freight-jumper.

Since appeals to morality, to humanity, and to sanity have had such small effect, perhaps our last recourse is the deterrent example.

Since his seizure, Scotty had had little appetite ; ;

Since Mr. McKinley had to give a lecture, Rachel and Scotty drove home alone in the Plymouth.

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 the Santo Spirito hospital had taken only men, he had had no experience in the study of female anatomy ; ;

Since then, the flowers she had planted had spread all over the hill.

Since he had gross income of $600 or more, he must file a return in which he may claim an exemption deduction of $600.

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 the writer had not noticed this characteristic in married students scattered throughout the various sections previous to this experiment, nor, as a matter of fact, in those who were continuing in `` single sections '', he can only conclude that there must have been something `` contagious '' within the specific group which caused this to occur.

Since the details of the elections were settled the change of government had no direct effect on the technical aspects of the elections, and may have been more important as an indication of royal displeasure with the U.N.F.P.

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 the magnitude of the plan made secrecy impossible, once the wheels had began to turn, persons controlling German industries, social institutions, and armed forces became, through their anti-Semitism or their tolerance of it, conscious accomplices of Hitler's crimes ; ;

Since Mrs. Calhoun remembered only that the marriage had been in the spring, he started to plod through several months.

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

Since Election Day, Vice President Richard Nixon had virtually retired -- by his own wish -- from public view.

Since he possessed more power in an interdependent universe of living beings and dead spirits, the emperor had to use it for the benefit of the living.

Since they commonly translate thoughts and feelings into deeds, hands naturally represent action, and since nearly half the characters in Great Expectations are of the underworld or closely allied to it, the linking of hands with crime or violence is not to be wondered at.

Since in practice it is not worth contrasting a zero probability with one that is nearly indistinguishable from zero, he prefers to categorize himself as a " de facto atheist ".

Since the growth of global fishing enterprises after the 1950s, intensive fishing has spread from a few concentrated areas to encompass nearly all fisheries.

Since craters are caused by explosions, they are nearly always circular – only very low-angle impacts cause significantly elliptical craters.

Since the 1990s, several novel classes of antiemetics have been developed and commercialized, becoming a nearly universal standard in chemotherapy regimens, and helping to successfully manage these symptoms in a large portion of patients.

Since an actual Taiko ensemble had never really performed together and the people he had playing with him were in no way professional musicians, he based the rhythms of their performance on the simplistic arrangement of the shrine music that had been previously played ; which allowed for nearly any person with the interest in Taiko could play along.

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

Since trivialism is an intuitively false view, dialetheists nearly always reject " ex falso quodlibet ".

Since nearly all known chemistry requires a solvent, Smalley felt that Drexler's proposal to use a high vacuum environment was not feasible.

Since that, bilateral trade between Malaysia and Oman stood at nearly RM500 million during January – October 2010, with Malaysia's main exports to Oman being edible oil, machinery, appliances and parts, wood products, electrical and electronic products.

Since many cultivars are self-sterile or nearly so, they are generally planted in pairs with a single primary cultivar and a secondary cultivar selected for its ability to fertilize the primary one.

Since then, many jurisdictions have been swayed by Justice Traynor's arguments on behalf of the strict liability rule in Escola, Greenman, and subsequent cases — including nearly all U. S. states, the European Union, Australia, and Japan — and have adopted it either by judicial decision or by legislative act.

Since gaining its independence with the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, Russia has faced serious challenges in its efforts to forge a political system to follow nearly seventy-five years of Soviet rule.

Since the brain is contained within the nearly rigid cranial cavity, the cerebrospinal fluid pulsation moves into the more compliant spinal canal having nearly zero net flow during each cardiac cycle.

Since we see it nearly pole-on, its apparent luminosity from Earth is notably higher, about 57 times the Sun's value.

Since the band's beginning, nearly all songs had been written by and credited to a single member, with other members adding minimally.

Since the pitch of each note is largely affected by the temperature of the steam, accurate tuning is nearly impossible ; however, the off-pitch notes ( particularly in the upper register ) have become somewhat of a trademark of the steam calliope.

Since external torque is minimized by mounting the device in gimbals, its orientation remains nearly fixed, regardless of any motion of the platform on which it is mounted.

Since the late 1990s increasing numbers of women have taken up weight training, influenced by programs like Body for Life ; currently nearly one in five U. S. women engages in weight training on a regular basis.

Since the mid-1960s, Jones has sung nearly every form of popular music – pop, rock, R & B, show tunes, country, dance, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records.

Since a Van de Graaff generator can supply the same small current at almost any level of electrical potential, it is an example of a nearly ideal current source.

Since the image of Bolívar became central to the national identities of Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, his mantle is claimed by nearly all politicians from all parts of the political spectrum.

Since independence, the city has grown rapidly and now houses nearly half the national population.