Since SAAMI's conception in 1926, and more specifically since the adoption of the Shooting Development Program in 1954, millions of dollars and promotional man-hours have gone into the development of more places to shoot for more youths and adults.

Since the adoption of a new constitution, early in 2010, the politics of Angola takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Angola is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system.

Since the widespread adoption of digital setting circles, any classical engraved setting circle is now specifically identified as an " analog setting circle " ( ASC ).

Since the international adoption of the MKS standard in the 1940s and the SI standard in the 1960s, the technical use of CGS units has gradually declined worldwide, in the United States more slowly than elsewhere.

" Since the adoption of the Amidah, the acknowledgement of God through the declaration from Yishayah 6: 3 " Kadosh, kadosh, kadosh, is HaShem, Master of Legions ; the whole world is filled with His glory ".

Since the adoption of The Design of the Christian Church ( Disciples of Christ ), in 1968, Disciples have celebrated a sense of unity in reading the preamble to the Design publicly.

Since the adoption of a fixed calendar, intercalations in the Hebrew calendar have been at fixed points in a 19-year cycle.

Since the amendment's adoption, four presidents have served two full terms: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

Since the establishment of the United Arab Emirates in 2 December 1971, UAE adopted a balanced foreign policy based on adoption of dialogue, respect of international conventions, commitment to the United Nations Charter and non-interference of other country's internal affairs, and the settlement of disputes by peaceful means.

Since the adoption of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, the office has been vacant twice while awaiting confirmation of the new Vice President by both houses of Congress.

Since the Union of Horodlo of 1413, local nobility was assimilated into the traditional clan system by means of the formal procedure of adoption by the szlachta ( Polish gentry ).

Since the ozone layer prevents most harmful UVB wavelengths ( 280 – 315 nm ) of ultraviolet light ( UV light ) from passing through the Earth's atmosphere, observed and projected decreases in ozone have generated worldwide concern leading to adoption of the Montreal Protocol that bans the production of CFCs, halons, and other ozone-depleting chemicals such as carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethane.

" Since the adoption of the 1853 constitution, the federal government has intervened over 200 times, mostly by presidential decree.

Since its adoption by Earl Hines in 1928, the celesta has been used occasionally by jazz pianists as an alternative instrument.

Since the adoption of era name by Emperor Wu of Han and up until the Ming Dynasty, the sovereign conventionally changed the era name on a semi-regular basis during his reign.

Since the adoption of the current constitution of Germany in 1949 the formal title of the office in the German language is once again Bundeskanzler.

Since the adoption of summons by writ, baronies thus no longer relate directly to land-holding, and thus no more feudal baronies needed thenceforth to be created.

Since the adoption of " electronica " in the 1990s to describe more underground music with an electronic aesthetic, elements of modern electronica have been adopted by many popular artists in mainstream music.

Since the adoption of this form of government, Bay County has had three County Executives: Gary Majeske ( R ) ( 1979 – 1989 ), Kim Higgs ( D ) ( 1989 – 1993 ), and Thomas Hickner ( D ) ( 1993 – Present ).

Since the surrender of New France to the United Kingdom in the early 1760s, the Royal Union Flag, called the Union Jack ( or, less commonly, Union Flag ) in the United Kingdom, was used as the de jure national flag, as in the United Kingdom, until the adoption of the current flag in 1965.

Since the 2006 adoption of the new statute of Catalonia, Aranese is co-official with Catalan and Spanish in Catalonia ( before, this status was valid for the Aran Valley only ).

: Since the Constitution of the United States says nothing about this subject, it is left to be resolved by normal democratic means, including the democratic adoption of provisions in state constitutions.

Since the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, three different systems for counting years have been used in Japan:

Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, and particularly since the late 1970s, an Israeli fusion cuisine has developed, with the adoption and continued adaption of elements of various Jewish styles of cuisine including Mizrahi, Sephardic, Yemeni Jewish and Ashkenazi, and many foods traditionally eaten in the Middle East.

Since she has no interest in the baby, and is tired of Jos, she announces that she plans to put the child up for adoption and divorce her husband.

Since early times, probably as far back as the 16th century, the stork has been the symbol of The Hague.

Since the 19th century high level civil servants from the Dutch East Indies often spent long term leave and vacation in The Hague.

Since the loss of these Dutch possessions in December 1949, " Indo people " also known as " Indische people " often refer to The Hague as " the Widow of the Indies ".

Since 2002 The Hague co-operates with Suriname and in 2009 a co-operation contract was made with the Moroccan provinces of Nador, Al Hoceima and Taza.

Since the 1990s, a programme of antifungal injections of the most prominent 10, 000 elms, and of sanitation felling, has reduced annual elm losses in The Hague from 7 % to less than 1 % ( see below: Preventive treatment ).

Since the 1997 general election, Clappison has been a Shadow Home Office Minister, before being moved to Education and Employment by William Hague in 1999 and then to be a Shadow Treasury Minister in 2000.

Since 2001 has lived and studied in the Netherlands, obtaining a Bachelor's ( 2003 ) and Master's ( 2005 ) Degree in Composition at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague under the guidance of Clarence Barlow and Gilius van Bergeijk.

Since the two schedules conflicted, Foxworth happened to choose DS9, necessitating that Hague be written out of the script ; coincidentally, in said DS9 episodes Foxworth plays an Admiral who attempts to start a coup.

Since its creation in 1923, The Hague Academy of International Law has occupied premises at the Peace Palace.

Since 2004, the Seminar for advanced studies is held every year in The Hague, in January.

Since 1923, all courses given at the Academy are, in principle, published in the language in which they were delivered in the Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law ( in French: Recueil des cours de l ' Académie de droit international de La Haye ).

Since the ICTR has two representatives at the shared Appeals Chamber ( together with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia ), Justice Weinberg de Roca was designated as a member of the Appeals Chamber on June 4, 2003, and thus she became a permanent Judge of the ICTY, based in The Hague, Netherlands.

Since 1997 the Steenbergen Foundation ( Steenbergen Stichting ) in The Hague, The Netherlands commemorates Johan Steenbergen by awarding the Steenbergen Stipendium to a graduate of one of the Dutch photo academies, and to a university graduate, supporting a study of a historical aspect of the Dutch province of Drenthe, birthplace of Steenbergen.

Since 11 May 2010 these posts have been held by David Cameron, George Osborne, William Hague and Theresa May, respectively.

Since late January, 2009 she has been employed as the Chef de Cabinet working for the Presidency of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Since 1979 the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution has addressed some of the major environmental problems of the UNECE region through scientific collaboration and policy negotiation.

A right to education has been created and recognized by some jurisdictions: Since 1952, Article 2 of the first Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights obliges all signatory parties to guarantee the right to education.

Since then the Court has appeared to be more open to finding states guilty of torture and has even ruled that since the Convention is a " living instrument ", treatment which it had previously characterised as inhuman or degrading treatment might in future be regarded as torture.

Since the passage of the Human Rights Act 1998, the courts have been able to declare an Act of Parliament to be incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, but such a declaration of incompatibility has no legal effect unless and until it is acted upon by the government.

" and " Since the signing of the Convention, there have been no disputes among the parties regarding the definition of biological agents or toxins ..."

Since the entering into force of the 1928 Convention Relating to International Exhibitions, the Bureau International des Expositions ( BIE ; ) has served as an international sanctioning body for world's fairs.

Since the advent of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989 ( children defined as under 18 ), almost every country ( except the U. S. & Somalia ) in the world has become voluntarily legally committed to advancing an anti-discriminatory stance towards young people of all ages.

Since the Berne Convention does not offer any guidance on which law shall be applied to determine copyright ownership, this ruling is still the relevant case law in this question and the principle is applied in the U. S. even in other recent cases.

Since its conception in 2005, AirCappella has played outside the College, having represented Vassar at the 2007 and 2009 International Whistlers Convention in Louisburg, North Carolina.

Since the prison was unknown to the international community, its operation by the US was in violation of the Geneva Convention of 1929, which the U. S. had ratified.

Since the Anglo-American Convention of 1818, Oregon had been jointly occupied by both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Since Canada ratified the Basel Convention on August 28, 1992, and as of August 2011, Environment Canada's Enforcement Branch has initiated 176 investigations for violations under EIHWHRMR, some of which are still in progress.

Since the gathering was held by a bolting faction of a Convention formally called by the Social Democracy of America, subsequent party histories do not regard this first organizational meeting as a formal " Convention " — although the party organ established at the same time, The Social Democratic Herald, did consider it such.

Since 1975, when they were first awarded, they have been handed out at the World Fantasy Convention.

Since denominational institutions could not receive public funds, the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec decided to reorganize the university, creating two federated colleges.

Since the churches were located chiefly in the central provinces, the name was changed in 1888 to " Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec " ( BCOQ ).

Since then, the European Court of Human Rights ( ECHR ) has ruled that the trial violated Articles 6 ( right to a fair trial ) because the defendants had been refused legal aid and had only been represented by volunteer lawyers, and Article 10 ( right to freedom of expression ) of the Convention on Human Rights, again because the defendants had been refused legal aid, and awarded a judgment of £ 57, 000 against the UK government.

Since 1999, the Hungarian Baptist Churches Convention is affiliated to the Baptist Union of Romania alongside other 15 territorial communities ( or associations )-Arad, Bacău, Brăila, Bucharest, Cluj, Constanţa, Craiova, Oradea, Sebiş ( Arad County ), Sibiu, Suceava, Hunedoara and Timişoara.

Since then Protocol 6 of the Convention has called for nations to outlaw capital punishment except in time of war or national emergency, and at present this pertains in all countries of the Council.

Since its opening day, it has hosted seven NBA Finals series with the Lakers, three WNBA Finals, the 2000 Democratic National Convention, the 2002 U. S. Figure Skating Championships, the 52nd NHL All-Star game, two NBA All-Star Games ( in 2004 and 2011 ), the Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, since 2002, the WTA Tour Championships, from 2002 – 2005, UFC 60 in 2006, UFC 104 in 2009, the inaugural Latin Grammy Awards in 2000, the annual Grammy Awards, since 2000, with the exception of 2003, the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, the Summer X Games indoor competitions, since 2003, as well as numerous concerts and HBO Championship Boxing matches.

Since 2000, the United Nations General Assembly has been negotiating a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism.

Since it is located halfway between the cities of Geneva and Lausanne, many international companies and organizations have offices in Gland, among others Sun Microsystems, IUCN ( International Union for Conservation of Nature ), the Ramsar Convention and World Wide Fund for Nature.

Since the first Convention in 1946, nearly 269, 000 attendees have heard the challenge to participate in God's global mission.

Since its opening day, the arena has hosted the 1960 Democratic National Convention, the 1968 and 1972 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four, the 1992 NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four, the 1963 NBA All-Star Game, and the boxing competitions during the 1984 Summer Olympics.