Since then, since a time when the ruble was often eschewed in favor of the dollar for domestic economic transactions, things have improved quite a lot.
At the same time, it must be added that gay culture, since a time long before any of us were born, had been, even for its foremost creators and champions, a concept fraught with ambiguity and paradox.
The elections marked only the second time since 1934 that a president's party did not lose House seats in a midterm ballot -- the first time for a Republican president since 1902.
It's been a long time since we've taken a look at any of Philips Streamium wireless products, and in that time, companies like Roku, Sonos and Slim Devices (not to mention Microsoft and its various hardware partners) have taken a big chunk of the home streaming market.
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"It's been a long time since I enjoyed a Bond movie so much, " Charity wrote on CNN.com.
It's been a long time since I enjoyed a Bond movie so much.
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It has been a long time since Republicans showed a fighting temper of this kind, unyielding in its contempt for what the choice of a Hagel represents about core values like the national defense, our stance regarding the most dangerous of our enemies in the world.
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Shoshanna McCollum, a writer who has lived full-time on the island since 1996, said her home flooded for the sixth time since Sandy when a nor'easter struck last week.
The Republican Party built on its majority in the House of Representatives, marking only the second time since 1934 that a sitting president's party didn't lose House seats in a midterm ballot -- the first time for a Republican president since 1902.
When New York did manage to get deep, Vokoun didn't falter and neither did the guys in front of him as the Penguins were able to develop a consistent rhythm for the first time since a 5-0 romp in Game 1.
Because it was a long time since they had seen a previous bursting of a property bubble, investors found it hard to imagine it happening again.
Former Wigan rugby league star Farrell has endured a frustrating time since switching codes in a move funded by Saracens and the Rugby Football Union in 2005.
The 30 years since have been a time of growing exchanges and understanding.
Since for a long time their shares seemed only to go up, most firms must have assumed that their convertibles would be converted into equity.
It's been a long time since we've seen a wide-open field like this on both sides.
I've been a full time website developer and graphic designer since 2001 when my husband and I founded our website design firm, and I've have been a full time mom since 2003 with the birth of my first daughter.
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And he couldn't provide a spark to a team that's lost four straight in regulation for the first time since a fourth-game skid from Feb. 26-March 6, 2011.
"(Fans) are buying it because the singles are great, he's great, it's been a long time since he's put out a record, it's brilliantly marketed and all that's come together to propel him to a very impressive first week of sales, " he said.
It's frustrating and it's been a long, long time since I had a feel for my pitches.
Physicist (and revolutionary) Max Tegmark likes to say that his grandmother grew up in a different universe, because since the time when she was a child, humans have discovered that the cosmos extends much farther, and obeys vastly different rules, than previously believed.
The industry has had a tough time since the widespread adoption of email stole a large part of its consumer and business market share.
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But I did want to forward it on to my friends because it's been a really long time since I've read a piece like that.
Rodriguez hasn't played a full season since 2007, missing time because of a strained quadriceps (2008), right hip surgery (2009), a strained calf (2010), knee surgery (2011) and a broken hand (2012).
We have to start by remembering that there were good reasons for the Bank of England and the government to worry about a high LIBOR rate at the time since it was a symptom of the credit crunch - ie the disappearance of inter-bank lending.
Direct investment serves as a buffer against rapid portfolio outflows, since it operates on a longer time horizon.
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'It has been a long time since I've seen any team get six hits in a row with two outs.
Thompson has, indeed, had a frustrating time since buying the SPL club, whose fans are hungry for a return to the title triumph of 1983 and long European runs during that decade.
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Mets 3B David Wright took swings off a tee for the first time since being diagnosed with a strained intercostal muscle.
The stationmaster had known his new switchman for a long time, ever since Fyodorov was a boy and used to go hunting with him.
"I've been a fan since the first time I heard her open her mouth, " he said in a separate interview.
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