But certain other things have changed, as this show emphatically showed.
Bloodied and bandaged, Marat Safin emphatically showed why he is the world's No. 1 player by winning the Paris Masters in five sets against Mark Philippoussis in a final featuring one screaming serve after another.
No matter how much the Americans love our "scando style," the cartoon crisis emphatically showed that the close relations with Washington built by successive governments could not be translated into deterrence in international politics.
It was the Super Bowl, that symbol of all-American patriotism and chest-thumping machismo, that finally -- and emphatically -- showed the regular attendees of Davos the difference between holding the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a quiet ski town, and holding it in New York, the city of distractions.
The decision to bat him at No3 might have raised some eyebrows, but he showed emphatically that he has the technique and temperament to handle that role.
If this juxtaposition seemed, well, odd, the mayor was reminded of it, quite emphatically, when he showed up on Friday morning on the "Today" show to promote his antisoda plan, only to have the host Matt Lauer give him the business about saying no to big sodas and yes to doughnuts.
As the 2012 Paralympics showed so emphatically, there are few limits to what the human body can achieve in sport.
To a great extent this is a steady band, and it shows emphatically in the music.
Our splendid team in Rio has shown emphatically that it is".
The Sydell Group and Andrew Zobler's GFI Capital Resources Group, which own the hotel and the restaurant, have the money and vision to show, emphatically, that gracious dining in a lovely setting is not dead.
But under cross examination, his colleague, Polly Bidgood, head of corporate development and events at Tate, struggled to show emphatically that previous forced disclosures had led to problems with sponsors.
