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 Moscow resumed nuclear testing last September 1, the US and UK had released more than twice as much radiation into the atmosphere as the Russians, and the fallout from the earlier blasts is still coming down.

Until late last Saturday afternoon Palmer had played seven consecutive rounds of golf at the Masters -- four last year and three this -- without ever being out of first place.

Until 2007, when Victoria administration made it co-ed, Gate House was one of the last remaining all-male residence building in the University of Toronto.

Until 1906, the year of his last film, Doyen recorded more than 60 operations.

Until recently, the last woolly mammoths were generally assumed to have vanished from Europe and southern Siberia about 12, 000 years ago, but new findings show some were still present there about 10, 000 years ago.

Until the release of official data in 1989, the 1963 edition of the North Korea Central Yearbook was the last official publication to disclose population figures.

Until its last refit, Columbia was the only operational orbiter with wing markings consisting of an American flag on the port ( left ) wing and the letters " USA " on the starboard ( right ) wing.

Until the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts qualified for Super Bowl XLIV, this was the last time that both number one seeds advanced to the Super Bowl.

Until 2007, when Victoria administration made it co-ed, Gate House was one of the last remaining all-male residence building in the University of Toronto.

Until the last century the city was distinguished into three different groups: the walled city where the castle stood, and that was identified with the ancient acropolis greek-Roman urban center, the Village or the Upper Town on the hill slope and the New Town, plain.

Until the last thirty seconds of this two and a half minute dance the pair appear to pull back from touching, then with a crook of her elbow Rogers invites Astaire in.

Until the 20th century, future British executioners were trained at Newgate ; one of the last was John Ellis in 1901.

Until 1815, the only extant works ascribed ( erroneously ) to Fronto were two grammatical treatises, De nominum verborumque differentiis and Exempla elocutionum ( the last being really by Arusianus Messius ).

Until 1981 Todd, Shannon and Washabaugh County, South Dakota, were the last unorganized counties in the United States.

Until 1982 Shannon and Washabaugh County, South Dakota, were the last unorganized counties in the United States.

Until September 2009, KXGN also carried selected prime-time NBC programming in its schedule, making it the last " Big 3 " affiliate to offer programming from more than one network on a single feed.

Until its retirement in 1981, the Edna G. was the last coal-fired, steam-powered tugboat in operation of the Great Lakes.

Until 2005, Lebanon was home to one of the last drive-in movie theaters in Oregon.

Until 2010, it was held annually on the last teaching day of Trinity term to celebrate the end of lectures and the beginning of Trinity Week.

Until the re-appointment to the cabinet of Lord Mandelson on 3 October 2008, the former Leader of the Lords, Lady Amos, was the last peer to sit in any other Cabinet post, as Secretary of State for International Development from May to October 2003.

Until his very last minute, Martí dedicated his life to achieve full independence for Cuba.

Until 2003 an Irish " Chief of the Name " was a person recognised by the Chief Herald of Ireland as the most senior known male descendant of the last inaugurated or de facto chief of that name in power in Gaelic Ireland at or before the end of the 16th century.

Until Ehrenberg took up the study it was not known that considerable masses of rock were composed of minute forms of animals or plants.

Until the last minute, it was uncertain that Montreal was to be the objective, as Armstrong originally intended to attack Kingston, where the British naval squadron on Lake Ontario was based.

Until 70th minute Partizan was 1 – 0 up ( goal by Velibor Vasović ), but lost to the Spaniards 2 – 1 at the end.

Until 1847, surgeons had no recourse to anaesthetics and depended on swift technique ( surgeons could perform an amputation in a minute or less ), the mental preparation of the patient, and alcohol or opiates to dull the patient ’ s senses.

Until Series 5 of ' Da Bungalow ', each week a short five minute feature would be shown of the travels of ' next door's cat ', who would visit the Bungalow to recount the tales of his adventures.

Until then there was an average speed of between 10 to 50 words per minute but his design was to counteract the discharging of electrical energy across the cable by introducing a return earth as part of the internal electrical structure of the cable ( something like COAX today ).

Until the last minute, he kept expecting the door to open and friends to walk in.

Until a last minute decision was made in 1961, it had been intended to build the Victoria Line past Walthamstow Central station to Wood Street, where the line would surface to terminate next to the British Railways station, on land previously used as a coal depot.

Until the release of the Weather Star III, TWC only used one 1 minute long local forecast sequence featuring each of the three forecast screens mentioned above.

Until 1928 it was directed by a General Manager, after this time instead by a Governor elected by an internal commission of managers, with a decree from the President of the Italian Republic for a term of 7 years.

Until a courthouse was built, the county business was conducted at Hazelwood where Joseph W. McClurg, later Governor of Missouri, operated a general store.

Until it was completed the bridge was known as the Jubilee Bridge in honour of King George V. It was opened on 6 July 1940 by Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, Governor of Queensland and named for John Douglas Story, a senior and influential public servant who had advocated strongly for the bridge's construction.

Until President Putin's reforms of 2004, the Governor was elected by direct vote for terms of four years.

Until June 30, 1943, Detudamo was Governor of Nauru, when in World War II he was deported to Truk by Japanese invaders, along with most of the Nauruan population.

Until 2010, in the event of a gubernatorial vacancy, the New Jersey Constitution had specified that the President of the Senate ( followed by the Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly ) would assume the role of Acting Governor and retain their role in the Senate ( or Assembly ).

Until 2006, the award was the highest honor which the Governor of Indiana bestows, a personal tribute usually given to those who rendered distinguished service to the state or to the governor.

Until the construction of Elizabeth Castle off St. Helier at the beginning of the 17th century, Mont Orgueil was generally the residence of the Governor of Jersey.

Until January 7, 2003, Florida was unique among states in that its cabinet consisted of six independently and constitutionally elected members who each held an equal vote with the state Governor in executive decisions.