Since gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1960, Cyprus has had a record of successful economic performance, reflected in strong growth, full employment conditions and relative stability.

The " Home charges ", payments transferred from India for administrative costs, were a lasting source of nationalist grievance, though the flow declined in relative importance over the decades to independence in 1947.

For example, range voting with truncated means is used in figure skating competitions to avoid the results of the third skater affecting the relative positions of two skaters who have already finished their performances ( the independence of irrelevant alternatives ), using truncation to mitigate biases of some judges who have ulterior motives to score some competitors too high or low.

:... the American Government deems it to be its duty to notify both the Imperial Japanese Government and the Government of the Chinese Republic that it cannot admit the legality of any situation de facto nor does it intend to recognize any treaty or agreement entered into between those Governments, or agents thereof, which may impair the treaty rights of the United States or its citizens in China, including those that relate to the sovereignty, the independence, or the territorial and administrative integrity of the Republic of China, or to the international policy relative to China, commonly known as the open door policy ...

Eight centuries of Prince-Bishop rulers, relative independence from the rest of Europe, the Austrian domination and a strong sense of communal fate left a distinctive mark on the city's culture, which is dominated by a fairly progressive Social-Catholic political orientation ( in fact, Trento is one of the few cities in Italy where left-leaning Catholics form the majority party ).

Its small land area and relative isolation from the mainland, while an advantage to its colonial founders, has created an infrastructural burden since independence.

By the time independence was achieved, the country was enjoying economic growth and relative domestic peace.

However, usage differs from this in German, where an upper-case letter may be used only if the sentence after the colon could stand alone without the preceding sentence ( otherwise one may judge freely according to the relative independence of the two assertions ), and in Dutch, where an upper-case letter must be used if the colon is followed by a quotation or an enumeration of complete sentences, although in all other cases a lower-case letter should be used.

Cyprus was under the control of the Assyrians at this time but the city-states of the island enjoyed a relative independence as long as they paid their tribute to the Assyrian king.

The land on which this town stands was part of a tract purchased from John Haft on January 24, 1827, by Daniel Houston, a near relative of Gen. Sam Houston, leader of the Texans in their war for independence from Mexico.

After American independence was secured, it fell into relative obscurity for some years.

Although part of the UQ network, UQAM possesses a relative independence which allows it to print its own diplomas and choose its rector.

After the relative independence of the rule of Faisal I, French colonialism was not widely welcomed.

Being on the border, the Margrave maintained the great armed forces and fortifications required for repelling invasion, which gave him or her great political strength and independence relative to the sovereign.

After a period of relative calm, the issue of Kurdish autonomy ( self-rule or independence ) went unfulfilled, sparking discontent and eventual rebellion among the Kurds in 1961.

Lord John Russell now intervened, on behalf of Great Britain, with a proposal for a settlement of the whole question on the basis of the independence of the duchies under the Danish crown, with a decennial budget for common expenses to be agreed on by the four assemblies, and a supreme council of state consisting in relative proportion of Danes and Germans.

It is sometimes argued that the freedom of expression, education and relative economic independence prevalent in the modern Western culture are responsible for the unprecedented number and scope of various contemporary social movements.

Algeria was then part of the Barbary States, along with today's Tunisia – which depended on the Ottoman Empire then led by Mahmud II — but enjoyed relative independence.

This arrangement was one of the factors in the degree of independence Roman women enjoyed relative to those of many other ancient cultures and up to the early modern period: although she had to answer to her father legally, she didn't conduct her daily life under his direct scrutiny, and her husband had no legal power over her.

His understanding was that western society had become powerful relative to other countries at the time because western countries fostered education, individualism ( independence ), competition and exchange of ideas.

With the removal of the monarchy, Mussolini claimed the full ideology of Fascism could be pursued, and, to gain popular support, reversed over twenty years of Fascist support of private property and relative economic independence by ordering the nationalization of all companies with over 100 employees.

The relative independence of Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and North Yemen encouraged Arab nationalists to put forward programs of action against colonial powers in the region.

At the same time, it recognizes the relative independence and self-reflexive dynamics of cultural processes.

At the behest of both countries, a new monarch, Ang Duong ( 1848 – 59 ), ascended the throne and brought a decade of peace and relative independence to Cambodia.

On his father's side, only a single relative is known to have been a professional musician: Heinrich Thering, Telemann's great-grandfather, served as Kantor at Halberstadt in the late 16th century.

Wilson first served as Prime Minister in the 1960s, during a period of low unemployment and relative economic prosperity ( though also of significant problems with the UK's external balance of payments ).

Apparently a relative of the powerful courtier Joseph Bringas ( influential during the reign of Romanos II ), Michael Bringas was an elderly patrician and a member of the court bureaucracy who had served as military finance minister ( and hence the epithet Stratiotikos ).

The converted lumber barge Keuka served as a blind pig and speakeasy and sailed nightly between Boyne City and Charlevoix, hosting its guests in relative comfort.

The Department is named to commemorate British chemist and physicist Henry Cavendish for contributions to science and his relative William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, who served as Chancellor of the University and donated money for the construction of the laboratory.

However, whether a law firm is large or small is also a relative concept depending on the size of the community served.

Other exiles preferred to remain in Siberia after their sentences were served, preferring its relative freedom to the stifling intrigues of Moscow and St. Petersburg, and after years of exile there was not much for them to return to.

* Stanley Diamond is a distant blood relative of the American classical music composer David Leo Diamond and a convicted Lucchese crime family mob associate who served in The Vario Crew under Paul Vario

Although Sir Anthony Ashley was of minor gentry stock, he had served as Secretary at War in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and in 1622, two years after the death of his first wife, Sir Anthony Ashley married the 19-year-old Philippa Sheldon ( 51 years his junior ), a relative of George Villiers, Marquess of Buckingham, thus cementing relations with the most powerful man at court.

Unlike the regular pennywhistle, the low whistle is a relative newcomer to Irish traditional music, and some criticise it for attempting to fill a musical role already well served by the tin whistle and Irish flute.

Over time, the relative power of these five nations fluctuated, which by the dawn of the 20th century had served to create an entirely different balance of power.

Winchcombe was once served by a railway line, a relative latecomer in British railway history, which was opened in 1906 by the Great Western Railway.

In 1031 Harald and his men reached the land of the Kievan Rus, where they served the armies of Yaroslav I the Wise, the Grand Prince of the Rus, whose wife Ingigerd was a distant relative of Harald.

Dreier claims to be a distant relative of Richard Bland Lee, a congressman from Virginia who served on the first Rules Committee empaneled by the House of Representatives.

In 1982, the Hawaii Maritime Center was opened near the Aloha Tower in an old royal pier to present the history of Honolulu Harbor and the relative industries it served.

Usersatet merely served as Amenhotep's chief official in Nubia and was not a blood relative of the king.

J. Matthew Simon served as the College ’ s next president from 1985 to 1994, providing nearly a decade of relative calm in the institution ’ s turbulent history.

Especially in his later years, Lincoln took an active interest in farming: his pursuit of scientific interests relative to agriculture were widely recognized, and he served as the first president of the Worcester Agricultural Society, founded in 1818.

The actress Martha Plimpton, a distant relative of his, served as associate producer on Plympton's animated feature Hair High ( 2004 ), doing much of the casting.

Bishop's Cleeve was once served by a railway line, a relative latecomer in British railway history, opened on 1 June 1906 by the Great Western Railway and running from Stratford-upon-Avon to Cheltenham, part of a main line from Birmingham to the South West and South Wales.

The CDC served as a model, with its decentralized administration, relative independence from Washington, and strong public constituencies.

Name giving also served as a social welfare tool, whereby poor parents sought to secure the support of a benefactor for their child, by naming him after a wealthy relative or employer, who would show his acceptance to look after the welfare of the child by presenting it with a first set of clothing, and later on support him with marriage expenses and the like.

Broadway was once served by a railway line, a relative latecomer in British railway history, opened in the early 1900s by the Great Western Railway and running from Stratford-upon-Avon to Cheltenham, part of a main line from Birmingham to the South West and South Wales.

This put the PRR at a disadvantage relative to its arch competitor, the New York Central Railroad, which already served Manhattan.