Since the gag rule prevented him from bringing slavery petitions to the floor, he used a petition from a Georgia citizen over another matter to bring a separate petition to the floor.

Since Stefan Greczek was a private and was prevented by military regulations from marrying, and the mother was too poor to support the child, the couple decided that he should be reared by family and friends.

Since the tanks do not need to self-deploy to the battlefield, en route breakdowns are prevented, and more fighting vehicles will be available for combat.

Since many of the predominantly Roman Catholic Canadians were unwilling to take such an oath, this effectively prevented large numbers of French-speaking Canadians from participating in the local governments.

Since the Waqf is granted almost full autonomy on the Islamic holy sites, Israeli archaeologists have been prevented from inspecting the area ; although they have conducted several excavations around the Temple Mount.

Since consumers are highly unlikely to buy new hardware for the sole purpose of preserving copy protection, manufacturers have been prevented from enhancing their DRM technology until recently, with the release of next-generation media such as HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.

Since the policy was put into place in 1979, over 400 million births have been prevented in China.

Since a mother's milk was considered best for the baby, aristocratic women might still choose to breast-feed, unless physical reasons prevented it.

Since its creation, the Beaver Lake is estimated to have prevented $ 52. 5 million in damage.

Since widening of the station was prevented by the existing LCDR station and the Buckingham Palace Road, increased capacity was achieved by lengthening the platforms and building crossovers, to allow two trains to use each platform simultaneously.

Since season seven, teams have been prevented from begging at United States airports.

Since the Fc moiety is now unavailable to the Fc receptors of the reticulo-endothelial cells, the normally occurring destruction of the platelets is prevented.

Since the returning fluid is initially travelling in a direction opposite to impeller rotation, the stator will likewise attempt to counter-rotate as it forces the fluid to change direction, an effect that is prevented by the one-way stator clutch.

Since Nawaz ' party had an overwhelming majority in Parliament, the Fourteenth Amendment effectively prevented the Prime Minister from being dismissed by a no confidence vote.

Since their writings were considered against the regime, the state prevented them from obtaining employment.

Since then, all bridges across the Neva and other major rivers in the city ( 21 in total ) were bascule to facilitate navigation, which prevented the city's inhabitants from travelling across the river at night ( this remained so until 2003 when the first cable-stayed bridge across the Neva was opened ).

Since this was the widely accepted custom, blood revenge prevented feuding.

Since then, more than $ 49 million has been paid for information that prevented or resolved acts of international terrorism against Americans.

Since the law came from the legal scholars, this prevented the Caliph from dictating legal results.

Since this ruling, Sara Lee has been prevented from acquiring any further assets or firms associated with chemical shoe care products in the United States without prior commission approval.

Since its completion, Oroville Dam has controlled the flow of the Feather River for diversion into the SWP California Aqueduct, which provides a major irrigation water supply to the Central Valley and municipal water to coastal Southern California, and has prevented large amounts of flood damage – more than $ 1. 3 billion between 1987 and 1999 alone.

* Software revision 1. 04 ( 2009 ): Since the licensed use of the boss Spider-Man was for a limited period of time, the game was subsequently prevented from being re-released years later.

Since he cannot honorably criticise his employer while serving as a butler, Beach makes the painful decision to resign first, but is fortunately prevented from doing so by his master's decision to shave, in " Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best ".

Since the blood is no longer being circulated, coagulation must be prevented with large amounts of anti-coagulation agents such as heparin.

Since a player cannot control another player's bids, and since all bids are non-refundable, the auction involves a considerable amount of strategizing and prioritization by players.

) Since either player can make use of any hopping ' ladder ' or ' chain ' created, more advanced strategy involves hindering an opposing player, in addition to helping oneself find jumps across the board.

Since the player names were being used as a group, the players had assigned their publicity rights to the players association who then signed licensing deals.

* Since joining the Big East in 1995, a Notre Dame basketball player has been crowned Big East Player of the year 5 times.

Since his debut in 1992, Muralitharan has taken 800 Test wickets and over 500 One Day International wickets, becoming the first player to take 1, 000 wickets combined in the two main forms of international cricket.

" Featured on the magazine cover is defensive player Dennis Gaubatz, number 53, in midair pursuit with this description: " That is he, looming 10 feet tall or taller above the Steelers ' signal caller ... Since Gaubatz acts like this on Sunday, I'll do my quarterbacking Monday.

Since it would be expected that a player would only make such a bet when he had the best possible hand, the folk lore says that this is how the best possible hand came to be known as the nuts.

Since the player expects to always gain additional bets in later rounds when the draw is made, and never lose any additional bets when the draw is missed, the extra bets that the player expects to gain, excluding his own, can fairly be added to the current size of the pot.

Since making this decision correctly will lead to the most long-run profit for a skilled player, players often put considerable study into what the appropriate starting hand " standards " are for the game being played.

Since Sprouts is a finite game where no draw is possible, a perfect strategy exists either for the first or the second player, depending on the number of initial spots.

Since the player is essentially playing a computer / video game, the manufacturers are able to offer more interactive elements, such as advanced bonus games and advanced video graphics.

Since the early 1990s, most fighting games allow the player to execute special attacks by performing specific button combinations.

Since 2004, a Player of the Year ( POY ) award has been given to the player with the most points accumulated throughout the WSOP.

Since the first player to move in Hex has a distinct advantage, the pie rule is generally implemented for fairness.

: Since Hex is a finite, perfect information game that cannot end in a tie, either the first or second player must possess a winning strategy.

Since WMP 9 Series, the player features dynamically updated Auto Playlists based on criteria.

Since Windows Media Player 9 Series, the player supports crossfading, audio dynamic range ( Quiet Mode ) for WMA Pro and WMA Lossless, and auto volume leveling for certain media which includes volume level / gain information such as MP3 or Windows Media.

Since it is to any player's advantage to eliminate failure cards from his opponents ' hands, a large part of the strategy of the game consists in bluffing: when one player attacks Doctor Lucky, it is in your interest to persuade your other opponents that you have no failure cards in your hand, to attempt to force them to save the game by spending the required cards.

Since 2008, the medal has been awarded to the player showing the most determination, courage and skill in matched between the Kangaroos and the Bombers.

Since the pinned piece cannot move out of the line of attack, the pinned piece's player may move other pieces to defend the pinned piece, but the pinning player may yet attack with even more pieces, etc.

Since Kile's death, the Astros, Rockies, and Cardinals have not assigned number 57 to another player, although none of those teams has formally retired the number.

Since the opening book for each possible opening position would be too difficult to devote to memory ( 960 " book opening " systems ), each player must create every move originally.