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Since the Yangtze River flows through the basin and is thus upstream of eastern and southern China, navies could easily sail downstream.
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Since the fourth century, when the national capital was moved to Jiankang ( today's Nanjing ) at the start of the Eastern Jin Dynasty ( AD 317 – 420 ), the Yangtze River Delta has been a major cultural, economic, and political centre of China.
Since the 9th century, the Yangtze Delta has been the most populous area in China, East Asia, and one of the most densely populated areas of the world.
Since 1988, mainland China's opening to the outside world has been extended to its border areas, areas along the Yangtze River and inland areas.
Since its founding in 1992, the Shanghai Pudong New Zone has made great progress in both absorbing foreign capital and accelerating the economic development of the Yangtze River valley.
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Since it is physically impossible for any Swedish town to face Jumne, the latter being situated along River Oder, Adam's statement is probably a misunderstanding.
Since then it has been eroding, creating dramatic incised valleys, and providing the sediment that gives the Yellow River its yellow color and that causes the flooding of the river in the lower reaches ( hence the river's nickname ' China's sorrow ').
Since ferry services were inoperable during the winter months, " rum-runners " traveled across the frozen Detroit River by car to Canada and back with trunk loads of alcohol.
Since the 19th century, Venezuela has claimed all of Guyana west of the Essequibo River — 62 % of Guyana's territory.
Since 1939, the base's water had been supplied by pipelines that drew water from the Yateras River about northeast of the base.
Since Indiana was first settled in its southern tier ( the state's first capital, Corydon, is in the south near the Ohio River ), it is hypothesized that the name was carried as the population expanded northward in the state.
Since 2002, most of the attention in the search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker has turned away from the Pearl River region, although several unconfirmed sightings have been reported there since February 2006, see video clips.
Since Zambia's independence, two dams have been built on the Kafue River: the Kafue Gorge Dam and the Itezhi-Tezhi Dam.
Since 1638, Sweden also maintained the colony of New Sweden along the Delaware River in North America.
Since 1950, almost every year at Easter, long distance canoeists have been competing in what is now known as the Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race, which follows the course of the Kennet & Avon Canal, joins the River Thames at Reading and runs right up to a grand finish at Westminster Bridge.
Since 1878 the Northern Arapaho Nation has lived with the Eastern Shoshone on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.
Since completion of the River Common, various improvements to city infrastructure have been progressing.
Since 1993, Jimmy Webb produced four critically acclaimed solo albums: Suspending Disbelief ( 1993 ), Ten Easy Pieces ( 1996 ), Twilight of the Renegades ( 2005 ), and Just Across the River ( 2010 ).
Since the opening of the W. Kerr Scott Dam in 1962, the Yadkin River has not flooded in the county.
Since 2000 a significant number of new flats have been constructed by the River Thames by private companies such as George Wimpy.
Since 1991, Quaggy Waterways Action Group ( QWAG ) have spent millions maintaining the River Ravensbourne.
Since Texas was an independent republic, the Sabine River constituted an international border.
Since time immemorial, all Broadland waters had been considered part of the King ’ s River and thus freely accessible to all.
Since the transfer of the assets and responsibilities of British Waterways to the Canal & River Trust the Waterways Trust in England and Wales has merged with the Canal & River Trust.
Since Bellefonte is closer to the Tennessee River than Sauta, and closer to the future site of Scottsboro, more settlers started moving to the area, since they wanted to be near the county seat.
Since McGrath was the northernmost point on the Kuskokwim River accessible by large riverboats, it became a regional supply center.
Since 1837, MacGregor had been operating a ferry across the Mississippi River between Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin and the present site of McGregor, Iowa.
Since 2009, the city's downtown has been the center of an extensive renovation and remodeling featuring a refacing or rebuilding of many buildings on Grand River Avenue, as well as brick paver sidewalks, the Farmington Pavilion, new lighting, and landscaping.
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Since water that flows through a cave eventually comes out in streams and rivers, any pollution may ultimately end up in someone's drinking water, and can even seriously affect the surface environment, as well.
Since the amount of physical capital affects MRP, and since financial capital flows can affect the amount of physical capital available, MRP and thus wages can be affected by financial capital flows within and between countries, and the degree of capital mobility within and between countries.
Since the gyro-motion of electrons and ions is in opposite directions, an electric current flows along the boundary.
* Since AC flows very well through the capacitor — almost as well as it flows through solid wire — AC input " flows out " through the capacitor, effectively short circuiting to ground ( analogous to replacing the capacitor with just a wire ).
Since this occurs dynamically as air flows over the aerospace object, it is convenient to alter Z, defined for an initial 30 gram mole of air, rather than track the varying mean molecular weight, millisecond by millisecond.
Since the formation current flows in circular loops around the logging tool, mud resistivity is measured in parallel with formation resistivity.
Since no current flows in the varicap, the value of the resistor connecting its cathode back to the D. C. control voltage can somewhere in the range of 22 to 150K Ohms and the blocking capacitor somewhere in the range of 5-100nF.
It follows that the flows generated by the vector fields are given by :< ul >< li ></ li >< li ></ li ></ ul > Since these flows are globally defined, every left-and right-invariant vector field on is complete.
Since the geometry of the top of the weir is known and all water flows over the weir, the depth of water behind the weir can be converted to a rate of flow.
Since blood flows throughout the body, acting as a medium for providing oxygen and nutrients, and drawing waste products back to the excretory systems for disposal, the state of the bloodstream affects, or is affected by, many medical conditions.
Since the interior of the main cone is little more than a pile of fragmented lava and hydrothermally-altered rock, there is a potential for very large landslides and other debris flows.
Since US electrical code requires bonding of ground to neutral at the electrical service entrance, the resulting surge ultimately flows into ground at that connection, but by first dumping into neutral, nearby ground contamination is avoided.
Since the winding itself has no resistance, no current flows through the switch wire.
Since then the volcano has emitted steam and ash plumes as well as smaller lava flows.
Since stronger high-pressure systems contain cooler or drier air, the air mass is more dense and flows towards areas that are warm or moist, which are in the vicinity of low pressure areas in advance of their associated cold fronts.
Since stronger high pressure systems contain cooler or drier air, the air mass is more dense and flows towards areas that are warm or moist, which are in the vicinity of low-pressure areas in advance of their associated cold fronts.
Since this bypasses the capillaries, blood flows rapidly through the fistula.
Since 1930, water levels in the lake have been regulated by the construction and operation of a spillway at the southern end where the Running Reelfoot Bayou flows out of it.
( Since it flows north, they had to tow the logs south, against the current, to ship it a shorter distance to the lumber mills and factories lower in the Columbia Basin.
Since 1949 an upgrade of the Wigan to Ormskirk route had been proposed to improve traffic flows, yet with the decision in 1961 to develop Skelmersdale as a new town, the proposals were revised to provide a link to the M6 at one end and Liverpool at the other.
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