Since 1951, the Navy faced the initial threat from the Tupolev Tu-4K ' Bull ' carrying anti-ship missiles.

Since the House of Lords no longer had the power to block the bill, the Unionist's Ulster Volunteers led by Sir Edward Carson, launched a campaign of opposition that included the threat of armed resistance in Ulster and the threat of mutiny by army officers in Ireland in 1914 ( see Curragh Incident ).

Since the gene is recessive, all offspring will be heterozygous, and the offspring from that mating will not be resistant to Bt and therefore no longer a threat.

Since then, the cane toad has become a pest in many host countries, and poses a serious threat to native animals.

Since carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas, and poses a potentially fatal threat, detectors have become commercially available to warn of dangerous levels in residences.

Since the Elector of Bavaria retained his seat, the number of electors increased to eight ; the two Wittelsbach lines now sufficiently estranged so as not to pose a combined potential threat.

Since the beginning of the 7th century the Islamic Caliphate had conquered much of the southern Mediterranean, and represented a threat to Christianity.

Since then, scientists have contended that earlier concerns that the devils were the most significant threat to livestock were overestimated and misplaced.

Since then, concern over nuclear weapons has shifted to the prevention of localized nuclear conflicts resulting from nuclear proliferation, and the threat of nuclear terrorism.

Since the credibility of the threat is critical to such assurance, each side had to invest substantial capital in their nuclear arsenals even if they were not intended for use.

Since piracy was a significant threat in Caribbean waters, merchants sought ships that could outrun pursuers.

Since the 1980s there has been a boom in the exploitation of the Amazon Rainforest for mining, logging and cattle ranching, posing a severe threat to the region's indigenous population.

Since lactose intolerance poses no further threat to a person's health, the condition is managed by minimizing the occurrence and severity of symptoms.

Since U. S. personnel are not allowed in Lebanon, ( a limitation set forth by U. S. Secretary of Defence Frank Carlucci, due to the threat to U. S. personnel ), there is a current move to reduce U. S. participation to UNTSO.

Since becoming leader of the party in 2011, Marine Le Pen has focused mostly on the perceived threat against the secular value system of the French Republic.

Since the return of civilian rule to Argentina in 1983, relations with Chile, the United Kingdom and the international community in general improved and Argentine officials have since publicly ruled out interpreting neighboring countries ' policies as any potential threat ; but Argentina still does not enjoy the full trust of the Chilean political class.

Since then the Beagle Boys have been a constant threat to Scrooge's huge money bin.

Since the Americans had a much larger air force than the Soviet Union, and the United States maintained advance air bases near Soviet territory, in 1947 Stalin ordered the development of intercontinental ballistic missiles ( ICBMs ) in order to counter the perceived American threat.

Since many treaties are signed while the use ( or threat ) of force is in effect, most scholars agree that Article 52 refers only to force that is in violation of the principles of international law embodied in the Charter of the United Nations.

Since many of the new Canadians were also veterans of Loyalist regiments, they brought both the British sympathies and the military training to establish competent professional forces to oppose the perceived American threat.

Since Japan has been in recession and deflation, with union membership falling, the value of the shuntō and the automatic wage increases associated with it have come under threat.

Since Lao dominance was seen as the greatest threat in the region, ' Lao ' was removed as a category in the census, and heavy-handed policies were enacted.

Since the assumed threat to Red Grouse is the main reason for the persecution of this species in the UK, a project funded by Scottish Natural Heritage, the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, the RSPB and Natural England was launched at Langholm Moor in Scotland from 2007.

Since that decision, annexation plans have been halted, and Washington County started urban planning to provide city-level services to the unincorporated urban areas in the county.

Since the compilation of the Book of Joshua is regarded by textual scholars as late, probably being due to the deuteronomist, it is possible that the tribal allocations given within it date from after this annexation rather than before.

Since 1924, Waynesboro has made numerous territorial acquisitions from areas of Augusta County through annexation and officially became an independent city in 1948.

Since an annexation of a section of Avon Township ( now Rochester Hills ), the city has an Eastern boundary that extends to the border with Macomb County.

Since 2000, the town has expanded through annexation of significant tracts of land and new, relatively undeveloped subdivisions between Whittaker Creek and Pierce Creek.

Since the actual town only has a footprint of a tenth of a square mile ( 0. 1 miles ), an attorney representing residents and businesses in the proposed annexation area who opposed being a part of such a troubled town found that previous land annexations were void due to the proper paperwork having never been filed.

Since that time, the borough has grown in area as a result of annexation of the surrounding land, the largest annexation having taken place in 1953.

Since it allowed alcohol sales before annexation, it remained " wet " although the vast majority of Richardson was at the time " dry ".

Since, however, the court of Ava was unwilling to surrender half the country in the name of " peace ", the second campaign opened in October, and after the capture of Prome and Pegu the annexation of the province of Pegu was declared by a proclamation dated 20 December 1853.

Since a common Polish-Hungarian frontier, which would arise by a Hungarian annexation of Subcarpathian Rus, had been a long-time dream of both Poland and Hungary, Poland was moving troops toward that frontier for support.

Since Palumberi v Palumberi, greater emphasis has been directed to the purpose of annexation.

Since Norfolk County residents also feared future annexation suits, in this odd battle of municipalities, Norfolk County and South Norfolk became allies.

Since 1809, the Grand Duchy had benefited from a customs organization, an independent domestic state budget, its own currency ( Finnish markka, since 1860 ) and the industrial progress during 1860 – 1916.

Since this also results in a prediction for the relative strengths of the fundamental interactions which we observe, in particular the weak mixing angle, Grand Unification ideally reduces the number of independent input parameters, but is also constrained by observations.

From Grand Duchy to a Modern State: A Political History of Finland Since 1809 ( Hurst & Co. 1999 ).

Since Caprino's death, his son Remo has had great success developing a computer game based on Flåklypa Grand Prix.

Since June 2007, a three-times daily floatplane service, operated by Harbour Air Malta, has linked the sea terminal in Grand Harbour to Mgarr harbour in Gozo.

Since redevelopment, the highest attendance was the 2010 Grand Final of the AFL with 100, 016.

Since the 1920s, Prime Ministers have typically been conferred the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, or the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers ( until 2003 a special higher class of the Order of the Rising Sun ), depending on tenure and eminence.

Since 1964 the Bourbon-Parma line has reigned agnatically in Luxembourg through Grand Dukes Jean and his son Henri.

Since then there have been discussions towards reviving the French Grand Prix.

Since the very beginning the Grand Prize has been the Crystal Globe – although its form has often changed.

Since the demise of Group C ( where Japan and Germany both had successful series of their own ) Japan has largely gone its own way in sports car racing ; the Super GT series is for very highly modified production-based cars ; although prototypes are slowly returning to Japanese racing in the Japan Le Mans Challenge many of these ' prototypes ' are little more than rebodied Formula 3 cars ( although there has been a long Japanese tradition of such hybrids ; a Grand Champion series ran for many years with rebodied Formula 2 and Formula 3000 cars, rather similar to the second incarnation of Can-Am ).

Since 1974, the show has been broadcast from the Grand Ole Opry House east of downtown Nashville and performances have been sporadically televised in addition to the radio programs.

Since 1990, he has been voiced by Jim Cummings ( who is also the voice of Pooh ), with the exception of Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin ( 1997 ), A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving ( 1998 ), and Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine For You ( 1999 ), in which Winchell reprised the role of Tigger.

Since Grand Prix Legends was released, GPL has seen the contribution of no less than 537 active creators ( list here ) who have given some or most of their spare time to offer Tracks, cars, race programs, useful tools and dedicated software or whatsoever others add ons.

Since then, Aprilia has 124 times won 125 and 250 cc class Grand Prix, 15 Road Racing World Championship titles, and 16 European speed titles.

Since 1987, the US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final tennis major comprising the Grand Slam each year ; the other three are the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon.

Since the 1970s the Saugatuck and neighboring Douglas have been popular as a tourist destination for gay and lesbian tourists from the Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, and Grand Rapids area as well as other Midwestern urban areas.

Since 1991 the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy had maintained a nature preserve along Upper Herring Lake ( the Upper Herring Nature Preserve ).

Since Kentwood is a suburb of Grand Rapids, many commuters will use one or both of these highways en route to and from work.

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.

Since 1990, the Parade Committee selects a Grand Marshall and a Citizen of the Year.

Since 14th century a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, after the Union of Lublin and creation of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, it was transferred to The Crown as Mohylew or Mogilew.

Since 1494, Colet had been prebendary of York, and canon of St Martin le Grand, London.