11.   In his early years John the younger saw active service abroad.

12.   In the early years few groups of Soviet citizens visited Britain.

13.   In the early years I spent every Sunday bashing rhododendrons - it was like being a nineteenth-century explorer.

14.   In the early years of the nineteenth century methodists had divided over the matter of their relationship with the Established Church.

15.   In the early years of the republic, the congressional leaders of each party chose their presidential nominees in closed caucuses.

16.   In the early years of this century, many a collector found Madeira a happy hunting ground.

17.   In the early years the baby boom carried almost all women before it.

18.   In the early years they manufactured and supplied both hand and machine knitting yarns in natural fibres, principally wool and mohair.

19.   In the early years, the settlers faced great hardship.

20.   In the early years, with four young mouths to feed, they were dirt-poor.