But it was only two years ago that anyone outside Kinmen had heard about it (through some well-placed advertorials no less).
Only two years ago it missed some of the year's main fashion trends.
Having held a stake in BMI since 2001, Lufthansa took over the whole of BMI only two years ago.
And it was only two years ago that she stood for, and won, her first parliamentary seat, again in Lille.
The first break in this official silence came only two years ago.
ECONOMIST: Among so many dead in East Timor, a few now famous foreigners
Only two years ago Vivendi paid an astonishing euro12.5 billion to buy the 51% of Canal Plus that it did not already own.
Only two years ago, at the beginning of 2011, one could buy a twenty year AA-rated municipal bond with a yield of 5.25 percent.
Only two years ago in Utah, another stalwart Republican who had worked with Democrats, Bob Bennett, was deposed by an ideologically purer primary challenger.
Only two years ago, a scheme to combine Berlin and Brandenburg, which was backed by the governments of both, was rejected in a referendum.
It was only two years ago that Bidapa started getting overseas assignments for local models, and he's been in the business in India for two decades.
It was only two years ago that a private owner dumped a pair there, and in that time, nearly 100 spawn have been spotted, with plenty more probably lurking in the mud.
Dickey bounced around the minors for a decade and a half and only two years ago had the ignominious distinction of being the first player cut by the Mets in spring training.
FORBES: Why Cy Young Winner R.A. Dickey is the Ultimate Moneyball Pitcher
It did not help that he had run (unsuccessfully) as a Republican for Congress in the 1980s, had moved to Florida only two years ago and keeps getting into scrapes involving his 145-foot yacht and assorted tabloid celebrities.
And only two years ago, Fulham looked certainties to suffer relegation into the Championship until Hodgson led them on a run of 12 points from their last five games to ensure survival on the last day of the season, at the expense of Birmingham and Reading.
After averaging more than 50 goals over his first five NHL seasons, with a high of 65, Ovechkin finished with only 32 two years ago, then 38 last year.
Research being done only one or two years ago are now being designed in power plants today, and we expect this to continue.
Part of that success is fees, he said, but since the cut in fees only occurred about two years ago, he said something else is behind it.
Other business in the area said the company had traded on Wyle Cop for about seven years, although only moved into the current location two years ago.
The 21-year-old, who only took up rugby two years ago, is aiming to feature in the Premiership this season after moving from Wharfedale in the summer.
Two years ago only one state permitted concealed carry at public institutions, compared with five today.
The Isis payment system didn't disclose a reason for the delay, one of several since the venture was formed two years ago, only saying that it will provide an update next month.
The 29-year-old Durham fast bowler claimed two for 43 from his 10 overs only 24 hours after agreeing to reverse his decision of two years ago to retire from one-day international cricket following an approach by Pietersen.
Two years ago, when only 5% of American supplies went through Russia, its co-operation was largely symbolic.
Two years ago there were only 4 data-enabled phones running Windows Mobile.
The Twins are an apt comparison up to a point, but with one key difference: They got a new ballpark two years ago, and only began to spend heavily on retaining talent like the oft-injured Mauer in anticipation of the revenue it would bring in.
Consider: a benchmark 10-year Treasury pays about 1.9%, less than half what it paid five years ago (and only a fraction of what you could expect two or three decades ago).
Two years ago, there was only one Republican state politician with clout enough to lead the effort: Bob Livingston.
Dragic's only career triple-double came with Houston two years ago and he knew he must have been close to one as this game progressed.
应用推荐