Since a productive period in the 1970s, the mining industry has been hampered by the Iran – Iraq War ( 1980 – 88 ), the sanctions of the 1990s, and the economic collapse of 2003.

Since this use of the term conflicts with that of ordinary language, some psychologists have preferred to describe this process as " imaging " or " imagery " or to speak of it as " reproductive " as opposed to " productive " or " constructive " imagination.

Since the division of labour was restricted by the size of the market, he said that countries having access to larger markets would be able to divide labour more efficiently and thereby become more productive.

Since independence, only kastom owners and the government can own land ; foreigners and other islanders who are not kastom owners can lease land only for the productive life of a coconut palm-75 years.

Since the tropical country's workers tend to be sicker and die sooner, they will be less productive, and over many centuries the cooler and more disease-free economies will tend to have faster economic growth.

Since agriculture was relatively more productive, relative price indexes for industrial goods were higher than those of agricultural products.

Since 2005, he has repeatedly warned against the imposition of control orders as being ' counter productive '.

Since each recombination of traits and selection takes a plant generation, to achieve productive and genetically stable perennial crop plants for use by farmers is expected to take several decades.

Since November 2009, Thunder have firmly rooted themselves in their local community, with a productive business culture that has seen the company record a profit each year since it ’ s creation and close relationship with sponsors and supporters alike, all twinned with a vibrant community programme which seen Thunder awarded the 2011 The Co-operative Community Programme of the Year.

Since glacial till is highly fertile soil, agriculture on the glacial till plains is very productive.

Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the 1760s, economies of scale and increasing returns based on large indivisible pieces of machinery or forms of productive organization such as the assembly line are prominent features of every industrialized nation.

Since most European cars average more miles per gallon of gasoline than American cars, it naturally follows that the cost per kilometer for these models will be less, but the greater seating capacity of the large American cars will equalize this, provided your group is sufficiently large to fill a 7-passenger limousine.

Since the block headers occupied space, the usable capacity of the drive was dependent on the block size.

Since the award criteria state that the Bronze Star Medal may be awarded to " any person ... while serving in any capacity in or with " the U. S. Armed Forces, awards to members of foreign armed services serving with the United States are permitted.

Since computers can make arithmetic calculations much faster and more accurately than humans, it was thought to be only a short matter of time before the technical details could be taken care of that would allow them the same remarkable capacity to process language.

Since the return to The Valley, three sides of the ground have been completely redeveloped turning The Valley into a modern, all-seater stadium with a 27, 111 capacity.

Since it was first proposed as a part of Mars Direct, the Mars Habitat Unit has been adopted by NASA as a part of their Mars Design Reference Mission, which utilizes two Mars Habitat Units-one of which flies to Mars unmanned, providing a dedicated laboratory facility on Mars, together with the capacity to carry a larger rover vehicle.

Since a capacity to experience the sensations of suffering or satisfaction is a prerequisite to having any preferences at all, and a fetus, up to around eighteen weeks, says Singer, has no capacity to suffer or feel satisfaction, it is not possible for such a fetus to hold any preferences at all.

Since the most common trailer used in the U. S. is 53 feet ( 16 m ) in length, the difference in freight capacity between cab-over and conventional cab tractor / trailer combinations is negligible.

Since every packet is repeated on every other port, packet collisions affect the entire network, limiting its capacity.

Since public peering allows networks interested in peering to interconnect with many other networks through a single port, it is often considered to offer " less capacity " than private peering, but to a larger number of networks.

Since the 1980s, Portland, Oregon has built all three types of system: a high capacity light rail system in dedicated lanes and rights-of-way, a low capacity streetcar system integrated with street traffic, and an aerial tram system.

Since the molar volume of gases is very roughly 1000 times that of solids and liquids, this results in a factor of about 1000 loss in volumetric heat capacity for gases, as compared with liquids and solids.

Since < sup > </ sup > the bulk density of a solid chemical element is strongly related to its molar mass ( usually about 3 R per mole, as noted above ), there exists noticeable inverse correlation between a solid ’ s density and its specific heat capacity on a per-mass basis.

Since the volume-specific corollary of the Dulong-Petit specific heat capacity relationship requires that atoms of all elements take up ( on average ) the same volume in solids, there are many departures from it, with most of these due to variations in atomic size.

Since the launch of the platform in 1998, all of the ITV franchises have received gifted capacity on the digital terrestrial television platform.

Since single cycle ( gas turbine only ) power plants are less efficient than combined cycle plants, they are usually used as peaking power plants, which operate anywhere from several hours per day to a few dozen hours per year — depending on the electricity demand and the generating capacity of the region.

Since the dimensionless heat capacity at constant pressure is a constant we can express the entropy in what will prove to be a more convenient form:

Since 1998 this is the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations ; when he is acting in this capacity the council has the status of the Government of the Realm to treat minor issues.

Since then, the silk production capacity of the species has increased nearly tenfold.

Since Windows NT 3. 1 was designed for more rigorous ( enterprise-class ) use than previous versions of Windows, it included support for HPFS ( and NTFS ) giving it a larger storage capacity than FAT filesystems.

Since 2001, Next Era Energy Resources has operated the largest wind farm in Kansas — 170 turbines with a generating capacity of 110 megawatts — on a site near Montezuma.

Since it has the capacity to amplify the current output many a times a normal transistor configuration.

Since 2000, the pace of structural reforms, including fiscal, monetary policies, privatization and new business legislations, helped Egypt move towards a more market-oriented economy and prompted increased foreign investment.

Since 2000, new information technology and business projects have been fostered in the Faroe Islands to attract new investment.

Since insurance also enjoys some tax benefits, utilizing insurance investment products may be a critical piece of the overall investment planning.

Since 1985, the Guinean Government has adopted policies to return commercial activity to the private sector, promote investment, reduce the role of the state in the economy, and improve the administrative and judicial framework.

Since then, Macedonia has maintained macroeconomic stability with low inflation, but it has so far lagged the region in attracting foreign investment and creating jobs, despite making extensive fiscal and business sector reforms.

Since 2008 there has been a significant shift by the Malawian government towards accepting investment from China.

Since leaving parliament, Keating has been a director of various companies, and an adviser to Lazard, an investment banking firm.

Since then the publication of a series of world catalogues specializing in world phonecards, the hobby has had a new lease of life with people collecting as a hobby and for investment.

# Since the scheme requires a continual stream of investments to fund higher returns, once investment slows down, the scheme collapses as the promoter starts having problems paying the promised returns ( the higher the returns, the greater the risk of the Ponzi scheme collapsing ).

Since an investor earns a return on the original principal amount of the investment as well as on any prior period Investment income, investment earnings are " compounded " as time advances.

Since October 2010, the county board of commissioners has supported a " strategic investment program " for another wind power project in Oregon, Horizon Wind Energy's proposed Antelope Ridge Wind Farm ; after delays due to concerns about the project's impact on wildlife, the project has received support from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Since 2000, downtown Conway has seen tens of millions of dollars in public and private investment.

Since investment banks engage heavily in trading for their own account, there is always the temptation for them to engage in some form of front running – the illegal practice whereby a broker executes orders for their own account before filling orders previously submitted by their customers, there benefiting from any changes in prices induced by those orders.

Since globalization and physical restructuring have contributed to the competition and advent of low-cost offshore assembly in places such as China, and countries in Central America, maquiladoras in Mexico have been on the decline since 2000: According to federal sources, approximately 529 maquiladoras shut down and investment in assembly plants decreased by 8. 2 percent in 2002.

Since the turn of the millennium, the school's site has seen investment.

Since the economic reforms of mid-1980s, Kunming has also enjoyed increased tourism and foreign investment, for instance investors from Thailand trace their ancestries back to Yunnan.

Since the city is located on the State Highway 565 between İzmir and Istanbul -- Turkey's two most important ports -- Akhisar Industrial Zone offers attractive investment opportunities for both domestic and foreign investors.

Since the 1984 inauguration of China's open-door policy to foreign trade and investment, western Qingdao developed quickly as a port city.

Since his retirement as chairman of AOL Time Warner in 2003, he has gone on to build a variety of new businesses through his investment company Revolution.

Since default is a relatively rare occurrence ( historically around 0. 2 % of investment grade companies default in any one year ), in most CDS contracts the only payments are the premium payments from buyer to seller.

Since insurance also enjoys some tax benefits, utilizing insurance investment products may be a critical piece of the overall investment planning.