Sentence examples for had now elapsed from inspiring English sources

Hours earlier, a Milan court had acquitted Berlusconi following a four-year corruption trial, clearing him on one charge and finding on the other that, although the Prime Minister may have authorised a $500,000 bribe to a Rome judge in 1991, too much time had now elapsed and the crime was therefore 'out of date'.

After weeks dragged into months of inactivity, I was disappointed to receive a call from a policeman from the so-called "priority crimes unit" since "such a long period of time had now elapsed", there was probably not much point them acting on the information.

Almost six years have now elapsed without any signs of recovery in the most heavily impacted populations25.

The 21 days in which he could have appealed have now elapsed and the US Olympic Committee was also informed of the decision last night.

(By my count, 82 weeks have now elapsed since that highly paid insight). Even in March this year he described the Iraq insurgency as "floundering".

The mood in Grenada, according to Lesley Pierre, editor of the Grenadian Voice, is that enough time has now elapsed for the men to be released.

The defender's six-month ban for taking a prohibited substance has now elapsed but there are doubts about his match fitness after such a long time out of the team.

After the air raids in 1998, Pentagon officials estimated that they had set back Iraq's weapons programs by a year or two -- a period that has now elapsed.

"In the five years which have now elapsed since the leadership coup in June of 2010, I'd chosen not to stand up and speak in my own defence against the multiple untruthful statements made by my party colleagues at the time and since".

…. "Seven years have now elapsed since mental health experts last evaluated Mr. Panetti.

It has now played three games in the Big East tournament but is just five minutes short of the minutes elapsed for a fourth.