Since the bulk of the rubber produced is of the synthetic variety, which is derived from petroleum, the price of natural rubber is determined, to a large extent, by the prevailing global price of crude oil.

Since the prevailing winter winds tend to be colder than the water for much of the winter, the southeastern shores of the lakes are almost constantly overcast, leading to the use of the term The Great Gray Funk as a synonym for winter.

Since the early twentieth century when astronomer Edwin Hubble first hypothesized that redshift shows the universe is expanding, prevailing scientific opinion has been that the current state of the universe is the result of a process described by the Big Bang.

Since 2003, using these two software enhancements, UKIRT has carried out highly efficient flexible scheduling-tailoring observation execution to the prevailing weather conditions.

Since approximately 1972 the prevailing opinion has been that of McKenzie ( 1972 ) who suggested that corticosteroid injection was the first line of treatment and surgery should be reserved for unsuccessful injections.

Since in German there is only one usual term Ostdeutschland, meaning East Germany or Eastern Germany, the German rather ambiguous term never gained prevailing use for the GDR as did the English term.

Since the 1930s, the prevailing theory concerning the peopling of the New World is that the first human inhabitants were the Clovis people, who are thought to have appeared approximately 13, 500 years ago.

Since the 19th century, the prevailing scholarly consensus has been that the mounds were constructed by Indigenous peoples of the Americas, early cultures distinctly separate from the historical Native American tribes extant at the time of European colonization of North America.

Since job security depends on having the necessary skills and experience that are in demand by employers, which in turn depend on the prevailing economic condition and business environment, individuals whose services are in demand by employers will tend to enjoy higher job security.

Since a green / blue tint signifies copious amounts of water, a strong updraft to support it, high winds from the storm raining out, and wet hail ; all elements that improve the chance for it to become severe, can all be inferred from this.

Since the winds in the higher latitudes predominantly blow west-to-east it can be seen that there is an easier route ( west-to-east ) and a harder route ( east-to-west ) when circumnavigating by sail ; this difficulty is magnified for square-rig vessels.

Since the SLDMB has a very small surface area above the ocean surface and a high underwater surface area, there is very little leeway in response to the direct forcing of winds and waves.

Since La Crescent is below the normal level of the rest of the area, the bluffside shields it from some of the harsh winds and tornadoes that other areas on consistently flat ground experience.

Since the man o ' war has no means of propulsion, it is moved by a combination of winds, currents, and tides.

Since most massive stars have luminosities far below the Eddington luminosity, however, their winds are mostly driven by the less intense line absorption.

Since the katabatic winds are descending, they tend to have a low relative humidity which desiccates the region.

Since the result, the sum of all angles, can add up to 0 or 2 * PI ( or multiples of 2 * PI ) only, it is sufficient to track through which quadrants the polygon winds, as it turns around the test point, which makes the winding number algorithm comparable in speed to counting the boundary crossings.

Since the hurricane bent the anemometer 30 degrees from the vertical, it is possible the winds at Brownsville were underestimated.

Since surface winds are the primary forcing mechanism in the spectral wave transport equation, ocean wave models use information produced by numerical weather prediction models as inputs to determine how much energy is transferred from the atmosphere into the layer at the surface of the ocean.

Since the entrance to the caves is open year-round, chilly winter winds blow into the cave and freeze the snow inside.

Since a fall or blow might have caused it, a cold pack was usually first aid.

Since 10 was recorded with the intention of breaking America, this was a major blow.

Since the 1980s, however, the automation of the plants and eventual reselling of them to foreign firms has brought about the loss of most of the high-paying union cement jobs, presenting a blow to the Lehigh Valley economy.

Since, further, according to him the fulfilment of prophecy is the only valid proof of Christianity, he thus secretly aims a blow at Christianity as a revelation.

Since 2005, there are also inflatable snow globes which blow tiny styrofoam beads around on the inside, the blower's air jet picking them up and through a tube to the top, where they fall down inside the clear vinyl front.

Since all player files had already been backed up prior to the move, none of this had any long-term effect on players and allowed them to " blow off steam ".

Since this is part of a wildlife refuge, Gardner Pinnacles is off limits to even the military, who made an unauthorized entrance once to blow off the tip of the outcrop to create an emergency helicopter landing spot.

Since air consists of very minute or trace quantities of CO, 10 seconds is considered to be the standard time for inhalation, then rapidly blow it out ( exhale ).

Since the pitch in cricket lies at the center of the field, a ball can often be driven beyond the boundary at even the greatest distance from the pitch by a blow that travels around.

Bosley Crowther, film critic for The New York Times, panned the film, especially the screenplay and direction of the drama, and wrote, " Since Pat O ' Brien's noggin suffers a blow which blacks out his memory as the story starts, there probably wouldn't be much sense taking the authors to task for the fantastic events which ensue ... This explosive and promising action sets in motion a chain of circumstances which, no doubt, must have baffled the script writers, too, for they never do give it a logical explanation ... All of the aforementioned principals turn in competent performances, and the mystery is how they managed to get through the picture without becoming hopelessly confused.

Since his sales organization was about 50 % of the entire Primerica sales force, it was a major blow to the organization when he left.

Since then, the flowers she had planted had spread all over the hill.

Since 1969, over 30, 000 tourists have been to Antarctica.

Since 1885, when the Duke of Montrose constructed a road over the eastern shoulder of Craigmore to join the older road at the entrance of the Trossachs pass, Aberfoyle has become the alternative route to the Trossachs and Loch Katrine ; this road, known as the Duke's Road or Duke's Pass, was opened to the public in 1931 when the Forestry Commission acquired the land.

Since the aircraft normally approached these speeds only in a dive, pilots would report the aircraft attempting to nose over into the ground.

Since that time, no consensus had yet been reached, and Disraeli was criticised for mixing up details over the different " schedules " of income.

Since cyclists ' legs are most efficient over a narrow range of pedaling speeds ( cadence ), a variable gear ratio helps a cyclist to maintain an optimum pedalling speed while covering varied terrain.

Since the mid-20th century, there has been considerable debate over how the earliest forms of life evolved and how to classify them, especially at the kingdom and domain levels and organisms that are or have been considered bacteria.

Let A be a unital commutative Banach algebra over C. Since A is then a commutative ring with unit, every non-invertible element of A belongs to some maximal ideal of A.

Since the 12th century, courts have had parallel and co-equal authority to make law -- " legislating from the bench " is a traditional and essential function of courts, which was carried over into the U. S. system as an essential component of the " judicial power " specified by Article III of the U. S. constitution.

Since over the course of any single dance, individuals interact with not just their partners but everyone else in the set, contra dancing might be considered a group activity.

Since we know that over 70 percent of children of intermarried couples are not being raised as Jews ... we want to encourage the Jewish partner to maintain his / her Jewish identity, and raise their children as Jews.

Since 2004, a partial census has been carried out every year, and the results published as averages over 5 years.

Since the new company represented over 90 % of the market, it would have been illegal ( cf.

Since 1945, civil wars have resulted in the deaths of over 25 million people, as well as the forced displacement of millions more.

Since 2000, with a struggling Gateway was taken over by eMachines, this left only Dell as Compaq's major competitor, however Dell became the number one supplier of PCs in 2001.

Since then, she has donated over US $ 1 million to the program.

Since 1991, the two countries have signed over 39 protocols agreements.

Since no variables of this language range over the reals, we cannot simply copy the earlier definition of definability.

Since the tucked shape is the most compact, it gives the most control over rotational speed, and dives in this position are easier to perform.

Since the debut of Doraemon in 1969, the stories have been selectively collected into forty-five books published from 1974 to 1996, which had a circulation of over 80 million in 1992.

" Since then, Dartmouth has graduated over 700 Native American students from over 200 different tribes, more than the other seven Ivy League universities combined.

Since 1988, the group has also hosted Earth Celebration, which brings artists and enthusiasts from all over the world to Sado Island.

Since the Second World War, they have been attended by an average of over 2, 000 and up to 6, 000 people.

Since every equivalence relation over X corresponds to a partition of X, and vice versa, the number of possible equivalence relations on X equals the number of distinct partitions of X, which is the nth Bell number B < sub > n </ sub >: