Since 1997 most of the Taiwan provincial government's functions have been transferred to the central government of the Republic of China following a constitutional amendment.

Since then much of the government's resources have been devoted to building parks, maintaining roads, and managing the rapid growth of the town.

Since 1997, most of the Taiwan provincial government's duties and powers were transferred to the national government of the Republic of China, through amendments to the constitution.

Since ministerial appointments and dismissals are in practice in the hands of the Prime Minister, the Cabinet can not directly initiate any action against a Prime Minister who openly disagrees with his government's policy.

Since leaving Parliament, he has worked in the media and served as Chairman of the government's ' Football Task Force '.

Since it was first organized, social changes have resulted in major revisions to the portrayal of United States history, the government's and settlers ' relations with Native American peoples, and renewed appreciation for Native American culture.

Since May and June 2005, Chaudhry has been at the forefront of a campaign against the government's controversial Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill, which proposes to establish a Commission with the power, subject to presidential approval, to compensate victims and pardon perpetrators of the 2000 coup.

" The Chinese government's condemnation of the Cultural Revolution culminated in the Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China, adopted by the Sixth Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Since the 1988 reform which transferred educational matters from the federal government's level to the Communities ’ level, the hosting Community is responsibility to finance schools that meet the above criteria.

Since the late 1990s, because of the central government's policy of higher education scale-up, the institute started to expand rapidly, with more courses introduced.

Since industrial development and planning, as well as other fundamental reforms were predicated on oil revenues, the government's lack of control over the oil industry served to accentuate the Iranian Government's misgivings regarding the manner in which APOC conducted its affairs in Iran.

Since Brown v. Board of Education ( 1954 ), Justice Harlan's dissent in Plessy has been vindicated as a matter of legal doctrine, and the clause has been interpreted as imposing a general restraint on the government's power to discriminate against people based on their membership in certain classes, including those based on race and sex ( see below ).

Since December 1, 2006, Carlos Hermosillo was named the head of the Comisión Nacional del Deporte ( i. e., National Commission for Sports ), the Mexican government's office in charge of all sporting activities policy in the country.

Since retiring, she has become a noted critic of the U. S. government's involvement in Iraq.

Since September 2007, the Russian government's Resolution No 575 introduces new regulation rules of telematics services.

Since any decision was to affect the finances of an unknown proportion of the government's voting base, the trust debate turned into an important issue in the 2006 election.

Since the Liberal government was defeated in the following election, the proposed cuts may be short-lived ; furthermore the government's calculations assume that the individual provinces will match the dividend tax credit with an equivalent one of their own, which is not certain to happen.

Since The Cappuccino Years, Pandora has been the New Labour MP for Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and in this installment resigns her role as a prominent Parliamentary Private Secretary due to her disagreement with the government's invasion of Iraq in 2003, though she remains an MP.

Since he is beyond the PRC's control, all mainland priests are supposed to register with the Communist government's Chinese Taoist Association to break their bonds with him.

Since the close of the American War of Independence, Baring had kept watch over the American government's finances in Europe.

Since the station relocation's inception, the local community, businesses and government maintained an oppositional stance against the state government's plans, as demonstrated by this " S. O. S " ( Save Our Station ) sign.

Since its setting up, Transnet port terminals has played a part in supporting the South African government's export-led growth strategy.

Since its formation, the CSU has been more conservative than the CDU.

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 the formation of the first Fianna Fáil government on 9 March 1932, the party has been in power for 61 of the last 79 years.

Since the Hubble sequence is entirely based upon visual morphological type, it may miss certain important characteristics of galaxies such as star formation rate ( in starburst galaxies ) and activity in the core ( in active galaxies ).

( Since its formation, the BN has never lacked the necessary two-thirds until March 8, 2008's General Election ) The second source of law is syariah ( Islamic law ), which applies only to Muslims.

Since some xenon might have escaped the rocks this formation period might be even shorter.

Since the regulation of vascularization in the mature retina involves a balance between endogenous positive growth factors, such as vascular endothelial growth factor ( VEGF ) and inhibitors of angiogenesis, such as pigment epithelium-derived factor ( PEDF ), rAAV-mediated expression of PEDF, angiostatin, and the soluble VEGF receptor sFlt-1, which are all antiangiogenic proteins, have been shown to reduce aberrant vessel formation in animal models.

Since then, several dozen short gamma-ray burst afterglows have been detected and localized, several of which are associated with regions of little or no star formation, such as large elliptical galaxies and the central regions of large galaxy clusters.

Since insulin is the primary hormonal signal for energy storage into fat cells, which tend to retain their sensitivity in the face of hepatic and skeletal muscle resistance, IR stimulates the formation of new fatty tissue and accelerates weight gain.

Since the 16th century, this formation of narrow headlands formed a lagoon, that, due to its characteristics allowed the formation and production of salt.

Since its formation, the group had been preparing their first multimedia project " Rdeči revirji " (" Red District "), aiming to provoke the current political structures in Trbovje.

Since their formation, Stanley have climbed the non-League pyramid to reach The Football League.

Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the formation of the Russian Federation, The Gulag Archipelago is included in the high school program in Russia as mandatory reading in 2009.

Since the city's early formation, it has been home to numerous notable individuals, from historic figures Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, to literary giants Edgar Allan Poe and William Faulkner.

Since its formation, the band has released six studio albums, three EPs and eight music videos.

NOTE: Since the formation of Louisville Metro on January 6, 2003, residents of the cities below also became citizens of the newly expanded Metro, but none of the incorporated places have dissolved in the process.

In 2008 the club celebrated what was claimed to be the 150th anniversary of the first meeting of its founding members, published " Melbourne FC – Since 1858 – An Illustrated History " and commemorated its formation by naming " 150 Heroes " as well as a birthday logo which appears on its official jersey.

Since South Suffolk's formation it has been represented by the Conservative, Tim Yeo.

Since they form from initially extratropical cyclones which have colder temperatures aloft than normally found in the tropics, the sea surface temperatures required for their formation are lower than the tropical cyclone threshold by 3 ° C ( 5 ° F ), lying around 23 ° C ( 73 ° F ).

Since formation by village trustees in 2006, the Department has been subject to corruption as well as using unlicensed officers on patrol which lead to a pursuit initiated by an unlicensed officer that carried into the city limits of Saint Louis and killed a mother of 4.

Since its formation the district has served the Borough of Palmyra, and both North and South Londonderry Townships, including the villages of Campbelltown, Lawn and Mt.

Since the formation of the International Bible Students Association, many other legal entities sanctioned by the Governing Body have been used throughout the world to further the interests of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Since its formation, the Trust has restored Flatford and Dedham Locks, Flatford Barge Dock ( in association with the National Trust ), rescued an original River Stour lighter, and restored the Quay Basin, Gasworks Cut and 19th century Granary Building, which has become the headquarters for the Trust.

Since their formation, Down has gone on hiatus twice.