Whereas the current Finnish administration ( notably Jutta Urpilainen ) has been more hesitant towards the EU monetary policy than the previous ones, Eurobarometers and other polls have shown that among Finnish citizens, the opinion trend has been somewhat reversed during recent years.

Whereas MVC comes from the previous decade ( by work at Xerox PARC in the late 1970s and early 1980s ) and is based on observations of applications that ran on a single graphical workstation ; MVC was applied to distributed applications later in its history ( see Model 2 ).

Whereas the previous five Rush albums sold platinum or better, Hold Your Fire only went gold in November 1987, although it managed to peak at number 13 on the Billboard 200.

Whereas previous rulers had been influenced by Persian culture ( Suleiman's father, Selim I, wrote poetry in Persian ), Suleiman's patronage of the arts had seen the Ottoman Empire assert its own artistic legacy.

Whereas the previous novel was hard science fiction with armies and space warfare, Speaker for the Dead is philosophical in nature, although it still advances a xenology for the planetary setting unique in science fiction.

Whereas previous games allowed players to combat a variety of computer-controlled fighters, Street Fighter II allowed players to play against each other.

Whereas many supermodels of the previous era were American-born, their accents making for an easier transition to stardom, the majority of models began coming from non-English speaking countries and cultures, making the crossover to mainstream spokesperson and cover star difficult.

Whereas previous images of The Wandering Jew had afforded him some dignity, Doré's pejorative depiction was co-opted by anti-Semites and the exaggerated caricature was adapted by artists in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Whereas Nimoy had been under certain constraints in filming the previous picture, Paramount gave the director greater freedom for the sequel.

Whereas previous efforts would be recorded in short time spans between tours.

Whereas most of the information given in the previous books is useful in such a way that it could still be applicable today, this book is primarily concerned with the specific details about other strategies that existed at the time.

Whereas all of the previous series featured interconnections in their casts and characters, Lost Galaxy used an entirely new cast of characters to play the Power Rangers.

Whereas most previous comic mergers saw the name of one of the ' absorbed ' comics disappear, the Topper was considered significant enough for its name to be retained despite the merger, and as such the comic was renamed Beezer and Topper following the relaunch.

Whereas the previous generation of Labour politicians had focused on the social mobility afforded to those who passed their eleven plus, now concern became focused upon those who were sent to secondary moderns.

Whereas previous computer generations had focused on increasing the number of logic elements in a single CPU, the fifth generation, it was widely believed at the time, would instead turn to massive numbers of CPUs for added performance.

Whereas the stewards of X since 1988 ( including the previous X. Org, part of The Open Group ) had been vendor organizations, the Foundation is led by software developers and using community development on the bazaar model, which relies on outside involvement.

Whereas all previous openers required using one hand or other means to hold the can, can-holding openers simultaneously grip the can and open it.

Whereas the previous two albums had been recorded by a loose collective of a dozen musicians, the band was now reduced to the trio of Weymouth, Frantz, and Weymouth's sister Laura Weymouth.

Whereas the previous four novels had featured self-contained plots ( O ' Brian wrote Master and Commander as a stand-alone novel, and the following three titles merely acted as sequels whose story arcs integrated only loosely with any of the other novels in the saga ), in Desolation Island, O ' Brian now begins an arc that will continue through the entirety of Fortune of War before concluding in The Surgeon's Mate.

Whereas under the previous administration the human rights situation in Guatemala had improved, the regime of Lucas Garcia brought the repression to the much the same level observed during the " State of Siege " period under former President Arana Osorio ( 1970-1974 ).

Whereas previous Montegos ( except wagons ) had been produced on a single wheelbase with unitized construction, the 1972-1976 models were built body-on-frame and used a span for coupe models, 118 inches for sedans and wagons.

Whereas previous versions of Street Fighter II feature a few techniques which would strike an opponent multiple times, Super Turbo was the first game in the series to feature an extensive Air Combo feature.

Whereas in previous years an idol kept up her idol image until she chose to retire or was simply too old to continue being a credible idol, in recent years several ex-idols have successfully matured from being an idol to becoming full-fledged actresses, singers or musicians who are respected for their craft instead of ( or in addition to ) being admired for their looks and image.

Whereas his previous life, as a guide and woodsman, was predictable and relatively safe, his new one is filled with change and peril.

Whereas most game developers sold their games mainly in software stores, Infocom also distributed their games via bookstores.

Whereas a viewer of a television show is a passive observer, a player in a role-playing game makes choices that affect the story.

Whereas other game engines would have to modify the shape of the altered object to create a similar effect, GeoMod creates special objects which represent empty space.

Whereas the first book has the deck of cards as a theme, this book is based on a game of chess, played on a giant chessboard with fields for squares.

Whereas the term chess puzzle refers broadly to any puzzle involving aspects of chess, a chess problem is an orthodox puzzle ( see below ) in which one must play and win or draw a game, starting with a certain composition of pieces on the chess board, and playing within the standard rules of chess.

Whereas the TADS 1 and 2 VMs had to parse the commands entered by the player, before sending the results on to the game, TADS 3 employs a more general-purpose virtual machine, where the command-parsing is done by the game code itself, akin to Inform.

Whereas the Drive averaged over 14, 000 fans a game during their 6 seasons in Detroit, the Marauders averaged less than 7, 400 a game.

Whereas in the play stage the child takes on the role of distinct others, in the game stage the child must take the role of everyone else involved in the game.

Whereas in that game he exchanged his queen for a rook, bishop and pawn ( with 13 ... Nxd5 14. Rad1 Nxf4 15. Rxd8 Rxd8 ), here he played more soberly, rapidly exchanging pieces, and quickly drawing.

Whereas MIT's lab developed Spacewar !, SAIL developed an Adventure game.

Whereas a First Edition player was constrained to using the same dilemmas in each game of a tournament, the Second Edition player has a side deck, or ' dilemma pile ' from which to draw a random selection of dilemmas based on the number of personnel the opponent uses in a given mission attempt.

Whereas in the original game, there were only three songs to choose in each stage, this version allows the player to choose several.

Whereas 3ds Max is a comprehensive modeling, animation, and rendering package with some secondary post-production and compositing features, Gmax is much more limited due to its singular intended use — game content creation.

Whereas Touch Me had been in competition with other visual-centric video games and consequently remained only a minor success, the allure of a personal electronic game allowed Simon to capture a much greater share of the market.

#: Whereas sometimes in a 3-player game, the extra card is not revealed ( or is revealed ), and the holder of 3 is given a chance to make a decision to or not to trade his / her 3 for the extra card.

Whereas the Lacey Act dealt with game animal management and market commerce species, a major shift in focus occurred by 1963 to habitat preservation instead of take regulations.

Whereas digital game data was broadcast to the Satellaview unit to provide the basic game and game sounds, Nintendo's partner, satellite radio company St. GIGA, simultaneously broadcast the musical and vocal portion of the game via radio.

Whereas in a typical National Football League game perhaps half of the total offensive plays are rushing plays and 35 or 40 per cent of all of the yardage gained comes from rushing plays, in Arena and other indoor football it is far more common for rushing plays to constitute only 10 per cent of the offense, or even less in some instances.