( Since the time-span of the nation-state coincides roughly with the separate existence of the United States as an independent entity, it is perhaps natural for Americans to think of the nation as representative of the highest form of order, something permanent and unchanging.

Since 1944 he has also conducted regularly at the San Francisco Opera, where he made his debut with a memorable performance of Verdi's Falstaff.

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 the Connally amendment has the effect of giving the same right to the other party to a dispute with the United States, it also prevents us from using the court effectively.

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 these duties fit neatly with those of the proposed presidential aide, one person, with adequate staff assistance, could fill both jobs.

Since brevity is the soul of ambiguity as well as wit, newspaper headlines continually provide us with amusing samples.

Since the absorption of radio waves in rocklike material varies with wave length, it should be possible to sample the temperature variation at different depths beneath the surface and possibly detect changes in the structure or composition of the lunar surface material.

Since D' and N' commute with one another and Af, we see that D' and N' commute with T.

Since a ruled surface of order N with N concurrent generators is necessarily a cone, it follows finally that every line through a point, P, of **zg meets its image at P, as asserted.

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 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 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 on the one hand school desegregation has come in Virginia hand-in-glove with pupil assignment, shall we support the plan??

Since this book is concerned only incidentally with railroad rates, it will not attempt to analyze the methods by which the staff of the Interstate Commerce Commission has estimated out-of-pocket costs and apportioned residue costs.

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 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 by the principle of optimality the remaining stages use an optimal Af-stage policy with respect to Af, we may enter section Af of the table at this state Af and read off the optimal policy for stage Af and the resulting state Af.

Since the earth is rotating and the unleveled gyro-stabilized platform is fixed with respect to a reference in space, an observer on the earth will see the platform rotating ( with respect to the earth ).

Since Mr. Clark believes firmly that the chewing of hard foods helps develop healthy gums and teeth, raw vegetables and raw whole-wheat grains are handed out with fresh fruit and whole-wheat cookies at snack time in the afternoons.

Since then congresses have been held in various countries every year with the exception of years in which there were world wars.

Since 1721, every head of the Sovereign's government – with one exception in the 18th century ( William Pitt the Elder ) and one in the 19th ( Lord Salisbury ) – has been First Lord of the Treasury.

Since during Holy Week Vespers is usually joined to either the Presanctified Liturgy or the Divine Liturgy, and since the faithful must observe a total fast from all food and drink before receiving Holy Communion, it is celebrated in the morning ( Vespers on Good Friday is an exception to this, usually being celebrated in the afternoon ).

Since becoming King, King Mohammed VI has led many reforms that made Morocco an exception from all the other Arab countries.

Since then, there have only been minor amendments, with the exception of the Balanced Budget Amendment added in 2009, which becomes fully effective in 2016.

Since 1990, he has been voiced by Jim Cummings ( who is also the voice of Pooh ), with the exception of Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin ( 1997 ), A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving ( 1998 ), and Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine For You ( 1999 ), in which Winchell reprised the role of Tigger.

Since Napoleonic times conscription had been the rule and voluntary service the exception ; this has now been inverted to accommodate the creation of a fully professional army in 1997.

Since 1863, Webster County has voted Democratic in every presidential election with the exception of 1972.

Since its dealings with the 1993 GATT free trade negotiations, France has fought for what it calls the exception culturelle, meaning the right to subsidize or treat favorably domestic cultural production and to limit or control foreign cultural products ( as seen in public funding for French cinema or the lower VAT accorded to books ).

Since the Mishnah made an exception for neglected corpses, the priest and the Levite could have used the law to justify both touching a corpse and ignoring it.

Since the Phylloxera crisis, most vines are grown on grafted rootstock, with the notable exception of the Nacional area of Quinta do Noval, which, since being planted in 1925, has produced some of the most expensive vintage ports.

Since Western democracies are always justifying states of exception, they are failing as sites of political agency.

Since then, development on Windows Messenger has stopped, with the exception of security updates.

Since good weather is the exception rather than the rule in the British mountains, scramblers normally go equipped with a waterproof jacket and other protective clothing as well as emergency supplies of food and drink.

Since publication of To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee has granted almost no requests for interviews or public appearances and, with the exception of a few short essays, has published nothing further.

Since the sailing conditions of the coast of Los Angeles are very suitable for Olympic sailing no exception had to be made for the 1984 Sailing event.

Since President Conway's term, all Smith presidents have been women, with the exception of John M. Connolly's one-year term as acting president in the interim after President Simmons left to lead Brown University.

Since then, Jetstar has moved all its flights from Avalon to Melbourne Airport, with the exception of Sydney and Brisbane which it operates from both airports.

Since all data values are possible but only some values are valid instructions, this often results in an illegal instruction exception.

Since its inception, SNET has held a monopoly on most of the telephone services in the state of Connecticut ; the only remaining exception is the Greenwich and Byram exchanges where Verizon New York provides telephone service.

Since 2005, the winner of the C-USA Championship game has received the berth, with 2011 being an exception.

Since the introduction of Secure Digital card few companies build MMC slots into their devices ( an exception is some mobile devices like the Nokia 9300 communicator, where the smaller size of the MMC is a benefit ), but the slightly thinner, pin-compatible MMCs can be used in almost any device that supports SD cards if the software / firmware on the device supports them.

Since then, the monarch ( if present ) has almost invariably given the speech, with the exception of George I ( whose command of English was poor ) and Victoria ( after the death of Prince Albert ).

Since Winter Sleepers, the music for all of Tykwer's films ( with the exception of Heaven ) have been composed by Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, and Tykwer himself, unusual for a film director.

Since 1980 it has not been possible to take the train to Prüm, with the exception of freight trains that operated up to the end of the 1990s.