1.   Likewise, if past convention has made a particular layout familiar, a change should be considered only if a clear advantage is to be gained.

2.   As he has done in past conventions, Elfant said he will make his way to a nearby demonstration site for an abortion-rights rally.

3.   At Democratic conventions past, the Rev. Jesse Jackson wrote a compelling piece of the story line.

4.   Brightly colored tents filled the park, which includes an abandoned freight car scarred with graffiti from past conventions.

5.   But it is the supporting players from conventions past who offer the juiciest details in the August George magazine.

6.   Compared to platforms adopted at past Democratic conventions, this one was relatively moderate.

7.   Forget Mario M. Cuomo or Ann Richards, keynoters of conventions past.

8.   Haunting the Democratic presidential convention next week in Chicago will be the liberal impulse of stormy conventions past.

9.   If past NLGJA conventions are any indication, these journalists went home fired up to bring about constructive change in their work environments.

10.   In past conventions, there has been a reluctance by networks to air packaged videos, she said.