Why glorify the past when the present is this good?
In the past, when the currency depreciated this debt ballooned, causing further problems.
Ancient pollard oaks provide a glimpse of the past, when the site was a wood pasture.
In the past, when the government was expected to meet every need, people's attitudes were negative.
"The days are past when the U.S. and Europeans would make all the proposals".
Similar investigations were undertaken in the past when the American military defamed the Koran.
But who had time for the past when the present was so bright?
"Our members sacrificed in the past when the city was experiencing financial difficulties.
There was never a time in the past when the distance separating the S.D.F. from politics had grown so close".
That is considerably shorter than in years past when the line circled the block and then some.
In the past, when the agency has waved its begging-bowl before American politicians, the bowl has usually been filled.
