Carrard said Ukraine and Georgia, which had sought to compete independently, were part of the agreement.

Additionally, the cities must compete independently to draw business, tourism, and establish an identity.

The two companies will jointly build and operate a next-generation network, even as they continue to compete for subscribers independently.

Following this, the school competed independently for several years.

Prior to 2005, a variety of other formats were used, including 2-team alliances, 4-team alliances and 3 teams competing independently.

Teams compete independently or as members of the Northern Athletics Conference.

Russia competed independently for the first time since 1912, when it was the Russian Empire.

The game is played online in Free for All mode, where players compete independently (not in teams).

Russia, competing independently for the first time after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, also qualified.

The division was split into 2 separate groups competing independently of each other.