Until this point Austria and Switzerland had been the traditional and more popular destinations for winter sports, but by the end of the 20th century and into the early 21st century, France, Italy and the Tyrol began so see increases in winter visitors.

Until the end of the 18th Century, bridges were made out of timber, stone and masonry.

Until the end of the 19th century, it seems to have been generally assumed that the general meeting ( of all shareholders ) was the supreme organ of the company, and the board of directors was merely an agent of the company subject to the control of the shareholders in general meeting.

Until the end of the silent era, several inches were cut from the start of each shot developed to test it.

Until the end of the 19th century, rubber was the main export.

Until 1963 when the line was closed, Terrier steam locomotives pulled carriages along the Hayling Billy line from Havant station on the mainland to a station which was located at the northern end of Staunton Avenue, passing through Langstone where there was a Halt.

Until fairly recently, about the end of the Second World War, such weapons were characterized by a barrel length 15 to 25 times the caliber of the gun.

Until the end of 1991 ( the end of the USSR ), the sole fixed-line telephone operator in the country was the Ministry of Communications of the USSR.

Until that time, American sexology consisted primarily of groups working to end prostitution and to educate youth about sexually transmitted diseases.

Until the end of the Cold War nearly all men reaching the age of military service were conscripted.

Until the end of the 16th century, unanimity was not required, and the majority-voting process was the most commonly used system for voting.

Until the end of 1993, Turkmenistan had experienced less economic disruption than other former Soviet states because its economy received a boost from higher prices for oil and gas and a sharp increase in hard currency earnings.

Until the end of the 2009-10 season, competitions included one or more compulsory dances (" CD "), an original dance (" OD "), and the free dance.

Until the end of the 19th century, the only welding process was forge welding, which blacksmiths had used for centuries to join iron and steel by heating and hammering.

Until the end of the 18th century, the written language used in Ukraine was quite different from the spoken, which is one of the key difficulties in tracing the origin of the Ukrainian language more precisely.

Until the end of the 16th century, most of the canton's land belonged to the city of Basel.

Until the end of the 2006 season, teams could choose the manufacturer of the braking system.

Until the suppression of the Octave of the Epiphany in the 1960 reforms, 13 January was the Octave day of the Epiphany, providing the date for the end of the season.

Until the end of the 1990s, political life in Omsk was defined by an ongoing feud between the oblast and city authorities.

Until the end of the 1980s Delta published about 200 science fiction books.

Until at least 1908, the British took the Macdonald line to be the boundary, but in 1911, the Xinhai Revolution resulted in the collapse of central power in China, and by the end of World War I, the British officially used the Johnson Line.

Until the end of 2002, Voice of America operated a medium-wave radio relay station in Punta Gorda that broadcast to the neighboring countries of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.

Until the end of his reign, the kingdom of François II was paralyzed by local revolts, the premises of the wars of religion.

Until the end of the 20th century, psychoanalysis had no theory of emotional experience and, by extension, no theory of emotional intelligence.

Until the 14th century Staines was the tidal limit, now downstream at Teddington.

Until cloves were grown outside of the Maluku Islands, they were traded like oil, with a forced limit on exportation.

Until mid-1943, Martinique was officially pro-Vichy, with the US and Great Britain seeking to limit any impact of that stance on the war.

Until the 1920s, most shipping lines relied heavily on emigration for passengers and they were hard hit when the US Congress introduced a bill to limit immigration into the United States.

Until Chepstow, there is a height limit under the low railway bridges.

Until 1975, there was no time limit to wrestling in Kırkpınar.

Until circa 1900 a fag's duties included such humble tasks as blacking boots, brushing clothes and cooking breakfasts, and there was no limit as to hours.

Until the Conquest of Chile the Itata was the natural limit between the Mapuche, located to the south, and Picunche, to the north.

Until 1964 it marked the seaward limit of the Port of London Authority.

Until the beginning of deglaciation ( 13, 000 to 14, 000 years ago ) the snowline was at 3, 700 meters and the upper tree limit in the Bale Mountains was well below 3, 000 meters.

Until 2006 Gangsta Zolee and The Kartel's first disc also received platinum status and due to Hungarian sales awards changes during the years it has become the only recording to reach the 120, 000 copies platinum limit in the post-communist music history of Hungary and still remains the highest selling rap and pop CD ever ( although bootlegging and high taxes on data medium have a very big and growing effect on the low sales indexes ).

Until 1962, the martial law continued while Field Marshal Ayub Khan purged a number of politicians and civil servants from the government and replaced them with military officers.

Until the French Revolution, this canon was of considerable importance in criminal law, not only ecclesiastical but even civil.

Until recently, the purpose of intellectual property law was to give as little protection possible in order to encourage innovation.

Until 1968, British law required scripts to be approved by the Lord Chamberlain's Office.

Until the higher court changes the ruling ( or the law itself is changed ), the binding precedent is authoritative on the meaning of the law.

Until 1911, Prime Ministers had to guide legislation through the Commons and the Lords and obtain a majority approval in both to translate it into law.

Until its repeal, most extensions to copyright law were based around provisions found in the Statute of Anne.

Until the Late Middle Ages, the greatest Visigothic legacy, which is no longer in use, was their law code, the Liber iudiciorum, which formed most notably the basis for court procedure in most of Christian Iberia for centuries after their kingdom's demise.

Until the coming of the 20th century, later logicians followed Aristotelian logic, which includes or assumes the law of the excluded middle.

Until the establishment of an official police force in 1857, Monmouth had a parish constable assisted by beadles to keep law and order.

Until 1996, the President appointed the mayor of Buenos Aires, and by law, the president and Congress controlled any legislation that affected the city.

Until 18 December 2010, Eton College was an exempt charity under English law ( Charities Act 1993, Schedule 2 ).

Until December 31, 1993, the law provided a maximum amount of compensation on which the Medicare tax could be imposed each year.

Until then, under federal securities law, Waksal was barred from selling his ImClone stock or telling anyone about the pending rejection.

Until 1970, Paregoric could be purchased at a pharmacy without a medical prescription, in accordance with federal law.

Until he had gained sufficient knowledge of the law, he had no right to interpret it ; he pointed out that such knowledge " demanded mastery of an artificial reason ... which requires long study and experience, before that a man can attain to the cognizance of it ".

Until the 19th century, the Court of Chancery could apply a far wider range of remedies than the common law courts, such as specific performance and injunctions, and also had some power to grant damages in special circumstances.

Until 2005, Victoria was the only state which required players to have a long-arm firearm licence ; a law which was criticized on the grounds it drew players to real firearms.

Until recently ( 2001 ) Canada's immigration policy designated mail-order brides under the " family class " to refer to spouses and dependents and " fiancé ( e )" class for those intending to marry, with only limited recognition of externally-married opposite-sex " common law " relationships ; same-sex partners were processed as independent immigrants or under a discretionary provision for " humane and compassionate " considerations.

Until replaced by the Juris Doctor in 1967, the Bachelor of Civil Law was the degree granted by the first law school in the United States, the William & Mary School of Law founded in 1779.

Until the late 19th century, law schools were uncommon in the United States.

Until 1966, the House of Lords in the United Kingdom was bound to follow all of its previous decisions under the principle of stare decisis, even if this created " injustice " and " unduly restrict ( s ) the proper development of the law " ( London Tramways Co. v London County Council AC 375 ).

Until receiving that writing job, he had planned to enroll in law school.

Until recently the French constitutional court has regarded itself not empowered to review administrative measures, as it did not recognise the review power and duty provided to it by European Union law.