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

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

Until late 2002 it served Mexico, Central America, South America and all of the Caribbean.

Until the 1930s, the Finnish economy was predominantly agrarian, and, as late as in the 1950s, more than half the population and 40 percent of output were still in the primary sector.

Until the late 1970s, it was common for hearses in the USA to be combination coaches which also could serve in the ambulance role ; these were common in rural areas.

Until his retirement in late 2010 he was a professor at Xiamen University, where he taught theoretical physics and computer science, and ran the Artificial Brain lab.

Until the late 20th century Protestantism — especially of the Presbyterian variety — was a central value for most Scots, helping shape their identity and way of thinking.

Until the late 1960s, the standard hi-hats were, with available as a less-common alternative in professional cymbal ranges and smaller sizes down to restricted to children's kits.

Until the late 20th century, the history of science, especially of the physical and biological sciences, was seen as a narrative of true theories replacing false ones.

Until late in the war, he resisted efforts to appoint a general-in-chief, essentially handling those duties himself.

Until the late 18th century, the island of Madagascar was ruled by a fragmented assortment of shifting socio-political alliances.

Until the late Middle Ages, mages ' fortunes waxed and waned along with their native societies.

Until late 2006, they were also used in many of SGI's computer products.

Until the late years of the Soviet Union, political science as a field was subjected to tight control of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Until the late eighteenth century, the principal towns were on the east coast — Al Huwayla, Fuwayrit, and Al Bida — and the modern city of Doha developed around the largest of these, Al Bida.

Until the late 19th or early 20th century, those who pursued science were called " natural philosophers " or " men of science ".

Until the late nineteenth century sugar was purchased in loaves, which had to be cut using implements called ' nips ', while in later years, bags of sugar became more common.

Until nitrox was widely accepted in the late 1990s, almost all recreational scuba used simple compressed and filtered air.

Until the late 1970s, stripes were permissible for NFL footballs for night games and other special situations.

Until late 1949, Inklings readings and discussions usually occurred during Thursday evenings in C. S. Lewis's college rooms at Magdalen College.

Until the construction boom of the late 1970s, relatively few modern buildings had been constructed.

Until the late 1970s, the First Committee was the Political and Security Committee ( POLISEC ) and there was also a sufficient number of additional " political " matters that an additional, unnumbered main committee, called the Special Political Committee, also sat.

Until the late 1980s, UMIST's official alumni organisation was called the Manchester Technology Association, a name which was a relic of UMIST's past incarnation as ' The Tech '.

Until the early 20th century, the chief ancient buildings at Sparta were the theatre, of which, however, little showed above ground except portions of the retaining walls ; the so-called Tomb of Leonidas, a quadrangular building, perhaps a temple, constructed of immense blocks of stone and containing two chambers ; the foundation of an ancient bridge over the Eurotas ; the ruins of a circular structure ; some remains of late Roman fortifications ; several brick buildings and mosaic pavements.

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

Until the 1970s, Gabon had no railroads.

Until the 1970s there were no more than a dozen such sites around the moor, usually in the most inaccessible locations.

Until the 1970s, more than 120, 000 people sometimes crammed into the venue – the record crowd standing at around 130, 000 for a Billy Graham evangelistic crusade in 1959, followed by 121, 696 for the 1970 VFL Grand Final.

Until the 1970s this makes no substantial difference to human history, beyond some minor differences in myths.

Until the early 1970s there was large apiary which was well known in the region and has lived on in the Scottish country dance " The Bees of Maggieknockater ".

Until the 1970s, the idler-wheel drive was the most common on turntables, except for higher-end audiophile models.

Until the 1970s most of the larger pubs also featured an off-sales counter or attached shop for the sales of beers, wines and spirits for home consumption.

Until the early 1970s Sudan's agricultural output was mostly dedicated to internal consumption.

Until the early 1970s, the government had favored the railroads, believing they better met the country's requirements for transportation and that the primary purpose of roads was to act as feeders to the rail system.

Until the 1970s, Yotvingian was chiefly known from toponyms and medieval Russian sources.

Until the 1970s, literary critics dismissed Thoreau's late pursuits as amateur science and philosophy.

In the early 1970s Jones had a number of hit singles, including " She's a Lady ", " Till ", and " The Young New Mexican Puppeteer ", but in the mid 1970s his popularity declined although he did have a big hit in 1976 with " Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow " which went to No. 1 on the US country chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Until the 1970s, strippers in Western cultures were almost invariably female, performing to male audiences.

Until the 1970s, urban designers had taken little account of the needs of people with disabilities.

Until the early 1970s, the Republic of China was recognized as the sole legitimate government of China by the United Nations and most Western nations, refusing to recognize the People's Republic of China on account of the Cold War.

Until the late 1970s, both the PRC and ROC envisioned a military takeover of the other.

Until the 1970s Bavaria only concentrated on the Dutch market but it now sells products in up to 100 countries.

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 1970s, most major airlines were flag carriers, sponsored by their governments and heavily protected from competition.