At the time of Independence, about 60% of India's power sector was privately owned.
Africa today produces less food per head than at any time since independence.
By the time of independence in 1970, Indians slightly outnumbered the indigenous Melanesians.
For the first time since independence, a change of government now looks plausible.
Algeria has announced sweeping media reforms to allow private radio and television stations to exist for the first time since independence in 1962.
It would also mock Mr Odinga's new office of prime minister, reintroduced for the first time since independence in 1963, at great expense.
In another sign that the countryside is maturing, the share of the workforce employed in agriculture dipped by four percentage points in 1993-99, to 60%, and in absolute numbers declined for the first time since independence.
By the time of the independence referendum, the media landscape will surely have continued its radical transformation.
Ms Murray pointed out Scots working outwith Scotland at the time of the independence referendum would not be eligible to vote on Scotland's constitutional future whereas anyone eligible to be on the electoral register in Scotland would be entitled to vote.
Jackson evaluated contenders based on what he believed are key indicators of strong boards and, therefore, strong share performance: equity ownership, independence and time.
With the economy performing well, there seems no reason why money can not be found, but for the time being, the Independence Stadium will still be used, despite its rickety state.
Fire up the grill, it's time to celebrate American independence.
From this, it is possible to deduce that there appears to be an informal agreement that each side will have eight court days for rebuttal, which would mean that the present phase will end by 1 July, in good time for the American independence day holiday (4 July).
When was the last time you heard about an independence violation by one of the Big Four other than the insider trading scandals?
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Instead of a simple choice between autonomy and instant independence, they should be given the option of voting for autonomy with the guarantee that another vote would be held in three (or five) years' time on the matter of independence.
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Having the spirit, courage and vision to declare independence, at a time when monarchy was the accepted model of government, is impressive.
He has published a memoir under the title My First Coup d'Etat, in which he describes his time growing up in post-independence Ghana, including his father's imprisonment during the coup that overthrew independence leader Kwame Nkrumah.
In recent months, Barak has been too busy warning about the widely exaggerated diplomatic "tsunami" at the UN in September, when the Palestinians declare their independence for the second time, to notice events in the Middle East in May.
The rationalisation at the time was that the academy's independence needed to be preserved.
Commissioner Patricia MacBride said a time limit must not impact upon its independence and impartiality.
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With the very act of opposing the Franco-British consensus on Libya, Berlin already has shown a level of assertiveness and foreign policy independence not seen in some time.
By in effect conceding the election to Labour, and admitting that independence cannot be achieved any time soon, he hopes to blunt the edge of a Tory anti-nationalist campaign similar to that mounted in 1992.
At the gathering, these people say, Mr. Kann, who had been a long-time champion of Dow Jones's independence, told attendees that given the family's divisions, he could see the arguments for a deal with Mr. Murdoch.
Now, at 66, the former Tory party whip is taking on a role that offers new, but no less difficult, challenges as he attempts to guard the BBC's independence and at the same time act in the best interest of licence fee payers.
Mr Djukanovic says it is only a matter of time before the world recognises Montenegro's independence.
It used to be the Empire Games and as time goes on you get further away from independence.
It turned out to be the right deal at the right time, one that assured Lucas the real independence and creative control he had been seeking.
The first minister's BBC appearances follow a deal reached earlier this week between the Scottish government and UK government on the rules governing a Scottish independence referendum in two years' time.
That, of course, would be easier for the prime minister if the Conservatives were so badly beaten they were in disarray, and splintering - as the UK Independence Party hope - at the time.
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