The injuries robbed him of his backhand, which had once produced winners; he now almost always uses a neutralizing slice.
He punched a singer whose records he had once produced, portrayed a travelling musician in the film "Cold Mountain," and dated Renée Zellweger.
Whenever I saw it, I remembered that Citroën was rooted in design and innovation, and had once produced such remarkable cars as the gutsy 2CV and beautiful DS 19 saloon.
The desire to shape a visibly worthwhile new world in a country that had once produced both the sensual delights of the Alhambra and the religious rigours of the Escorial continues apace as the ghosts of four decades of dictatorship are finally laid to rest.
At St. Joseph's, which had once produced Isiah Thomas, he was part of a Chicago area sophomore class that was considered to be the best in the history of the state of Illinois.
Malorie Blackman, the new Children's Laureate and the first black writer appointed to the post, has once again produced the sort of novel that has previously gained her such a large Young Adult readership.
Plus, the BCS has once again produced a compelling lineup of five bowl games featuring the top ten teams, including two non-automatic qualifying schools squaring off in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
Indeed, back in 2010 Mr. Ryan, who has never once produced a credible deficit-reduction plan, received an award for fiscal responsibility from a committee representing several prominent centrist organizations.
The general election has, once again, not produced a clear result.
But the mass killings in Fallujah, plus the stoking of pan-sectarian anger, have once again produced a seemingly clear narrative.Press commentary, from the Gulf to Morocco, has noted, with striking uniformity, the parallels between the Fallujah carnage and Israel's efforts to crush Palestinian resistance.
