This caused a great deal of mirth among French journalists, as Year 2000 problems have barely appeared in France.
By the end of 1970 the Beatles had broken up, Jimi Hendrix was dead, and Led Zeppelin had barely appeared on the horizon.
The overnight shift has also given her more time to read and absorb international news stories, an area that previously had barely appeared on her radar.
Jade had barely appeared in the Big Brother house when her unwitting talent for hotwiring British insecurities and prudishnesses declared itself.
The buds have barely appeared on the trees, but for Peter Melewski, the engineer charged with turning the historic Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge into a 21st-century pedestrian walkway, the autumn deadline is fast approaching, with much still to be done.
Liverpool winning 3-0 at Old Trafford less than a fortnight ago was arguably a greater shock to the system than City winning by the same margin on Tuesday as the Merseysiders have barely appeared in United's rear view mirror in title terms in recent years.
(That might be Conan O'Brien, who had barely appeared in front of a camera when NBC gave him "Late Night" in 1993).
The script, full of rapid, clever switchbacks, implacably follows the downward spiral of the principal characters, while on the way Siodmak's direction paints a dark, dingy portrait of the other America -- of bungalows, bus stations and bars -- that has barely been allowed to appear in Hollywood movies since.
Developer Treyarch has had three years to make this game and it would appear it has barely wasted a day standing next to the whiteboard.
