Until about the 1940s, persons living in these villages depended upon rain-fed agriculture for their livelihood.

Until the 1940s, most think tanks were known only by the name of the institution.

Until the 1940s sign language skills were passed on unofficially between deaf people often living in residential institutions.

Until this time his lectures had been carried out under the auspices of the Political Education Movement ( PNM ) a branch of the Teachers Education and Cultural Association, a group which had been founded in the 1940s as an alternative to the official teachers ’ union.

Until the advent of vinyl around the 1940s, most gramophone records were pressed from shellac compounds.

Until the late 1940s, she was one of American cinema's most celebrated leading ladies, known for her forceful and intense style.

Until the 1940s, the traditional lifestyle and traditional ceremonies and religious beliefs were practiced.

Until the 1940s, most area peach farming had been done on a small-scale family basis.

Until the 1940s Killeen remained a relatively small and isolated farm trade center, but this changed drastically after 1942, when Camp Hood ( re-commissioned as Fort Hood in 1950 ) was created as a military training post to meet the demands of the Second World War.

Until the development of synthetic immersion oil in the 1940s, cedar oil was widely used for the oil immersion objective in light microscopy.

Until the 1940s, NHK was a national radio broadcasting monopoly.

Until the late 1940s, in more than 10 universities in systematically teach geography, in which economic geography British staples, as a representative of the statistical records school effect is extensive.

Until the 1940s, sprinklers were installed almost exclusively for the protection of commercial buildings, whose owners were generally able to recoup their expenses with savings in insurance costs.

Until the late 1940s, Glenageary, like much of the south County Dublin, consisted mostly of large manor estates-each comprising a large house, some woodland and cultivated or landscaped fields.

Until the 1940s, the governor was allowed to serve unlimited terms ; since that time, governors have been limited to two consecutive terms.

Until the late 1940s, most motive power on the PGE was provided by steam locomotives.

Until the 1940s, many rural areas of Scotland outwith the Central Belt had little or no electricity supply.

Until the early 1940s IRE was a relatively small engineering organization, but the growing importance of electrical communications and the emergence of the discipline of electronics in the 1940s have increased its appeal to practitioners.

Until the 1940s they were also seated at Haigh Hall, Lancashire.

Until the 1940s, the economy of the valley was based largely on ranching.

Until the 1940s they had a certain working-class chic, but by the 1950s and 60s they were quick stops for busy shoppers where one could get a cup of tea and a snack or a cheap and filling meal.

Until the 1940s, Diadema was constituted by four neighborhoods belonging to São Bernardo do Campo: Piraporinha, Eldorado, Taboão e Vila Conceição.

Until the late 1940s, the prominent literary language in Japan was Classical Japanese language ( 文語 " Bungo "), which is based on the language spoken in Heian Period ( Late Old Japanese ) and is different from contemporary Japanese language in grammar and some vocabulary.

Until recently, however, Chagas disease was considered a contraindication for the procedure, since the heart damage could recur as the parasite was expected to seize the opportunity provided by the immunosuppression that follows surgery.

Until the 1970s and 1980s, when the disease's molecular genetics became known, the juvenile and adult forms of the disease were not always recognized as variants of Tay – Sachs disease.

Until the Soviet period there were many such ponds, which were the city's principal source of water, but they were notorious for spreading disease and were mostly filled in during the 1920s and 1930s.

Until recently, canine distemper has been associated with a long history of pessimism with respect to treatment of infected animals and the disease was usually assumed to have a poor prognosis.

Until March 70, 756 children were infected and 40 died from the disease.

Until 2009 many Bird's products, such as its instant custard powder, contained hydrogenated vegetable oil, a product now banned in some countries due to health concerns relating to heart disease.

Until the Foot-and-Mouth disease crisis in 2001 ( which closed all livestock markets in England ) there were frequent livestock sales at Rye.

Until the Napoleonic Wars the European armies were quite small for a number of reasons: disease, the quality of food and medicine and the levée en masse ( mass conscription ) had not yet been introduced.

Until the 2000s, treatment of Fabry disease targeted the symptomatic effects.

Until now, however, the benefits of bisphosphonates, in general, outweigh this possible risk, although care must be taken in certain populations at high risk of serious adverse effects from atrial fibrillation ( such as patients with heart failure, coronary artery disease, or diabetes ).

Until data exists comparing fish oil to krill oil on intermediate markers of risk and actual disease endpoints it will be difficult to say one is better than the other.

Until the AQHA restricted the registration of animals with the condition, the spread of the disease was perpetuated by the favorable placings given to affected horses in halter competition at horse shows, because a secondary characteristic associated with N / H and H / H horses is heavy, bulky muscling that is favored by stock horse judges, a trend that began with Impressive and predates the modern understanding of the disease.

Until recently, it was thought that exogenous glycations and AGEs were negligible contributors to inflammation and disease states, but recent work has shown that they are important.

Until that time, the only effective remedy for an infectious disease was quinine ( for malaria ).

Until equal numbers of girls and boys are in school, it will be impossible to build the knowledge necessary to eradicate poverty and hunger, combat disease and ensure environmental sustainability.

Until further disease management in 2010 and early 2011, the park also contained some superb examples of White Willow trees.

`` Until this Hungarian Committee matter came up, Bang-Jensen was a fine and devoted individual.

Until the last year or so the profession of friendship with the United States had been an article of faith with Trujillo, and altogether too often this profession was accepted here as evidence of his good character.

Until I was transferred into the Seventh Ulanys I was like every other Pole in my feeling about Jews.

Until 1958 the state was also entitled to a special type of manufacturers' discount through the dealers.

Until the Charter of Liberties was issued in the fall of 1958, there were no guarantees of the right to assemble or to organize for political purposes.

Until a few weeks ago, however, Arnold Palmer was some god-like creature who had nothing in common with the duffers.

Until the 20th century, the term asphaltum was also used.

Until the 17th century, art referred to any skill or mastery and was not differentiated from crafts or sciences, but in modern usage the fine arts, where aesthetic considerations are paramount, are distinguished from acquired skills in general, and the decorative or applied arts.

Until the late 19th century, the axiom of choice was often used implicitly, although it had not yet been formally stated.

Until he was four years old, van Vogt and his family spoke only a dialect of Low German in the home.

Until these experiments, atomic number was not known to be a physical and experimental quantity.

Until independence, Armenia's economy was based largely on industry — chemicals, electronic products, machinery, processed food, synthetic rubber and textiles ; it was highly dependent on outside resources.

Until modern times there was no clear distinction between the architect and engineer.

Until the dissolution of Holy Roman Empire and mediatization of smaller imperial fiefs by Napoleon, the evangelical Abbess of Quedlinburg was also per officio the head of that reichsunmittelbar state.

Until 1800, Abensberg was a municipality belonging to the Straubing district of the Electorate of Bavaria.

Until 1953, it was known as the New York Curb Exchange.

Until Fath Ali Shah's death in 1834, the Imam Hasan Ali Shah enjoyed a quiet life and was held in high esteem at the Qajar court.

Until then, the song was sung in Australia as a patriotic song.

Until 1939 iron ore was mined on the Braunenberg hill.

Until the late 19th century the only available propellant was black powder.

" Until this time IP address registration in the ARIN region was done by a department within the Network Solutions corporation, which provided the initial staff and computer infrastructure for ARIN.

Until the 1970s there was considerable debate within psychiatry on the most appropriate term to use to describe the new drugs.

Until the establishment of the prison, the area was entirely dependent on agriculture, and, after the close of the prison, the town continued economically dependent on agriculture.