1.   Something that was eternal was more perfect than something that had to be created.

2.   The messages that DNA molecules contain are all but eternal when seen against the time scale of individual lifetimes.

3.   These four are eternal and are constantly mingling in different proportions and separating.

4.   So much has changed, but for many women writers that cry is eternal.

5.   Like any mechanical or electrical equipment, lifts are not eternal.

6.   The daleks of Skye and Plockton are not eternal like their televisual equivalents.

7.   And if their owners have their way, plants like this may be nearly eternal.

8.   And religious memory is intentionally eternal.