1.   We cannot overcome the past by forgetting the discord and sorrow which war has brought, but by willingness to reconciliate we can ensure peace for the present.

2.   If the past cannot be overcome, another war must surely come.

3.   It is obvious he has overcome his past.

4.   The latest effort to overcome the past will have big-name support.

5.   Twenty years later, both Lou Holtz and the New York Jets are still trying to overcome the past and figure out how to read the future.

6.   Unlike some other former Soviet republics, it is seeking to overcome its past without denying it.

7.   Washington is outstanding as always, giving a moving portrait of a flawed man trying to overcome his past.

8.   Centuries of suffering has given Ireland a commitment to help African countries overcome their pasts, Robinson said.

9.   Some remain hopeful Guatemala can overcome its past.

10.   The co-hosts hope the World Cup would help overcome the past, and bring the neighbors closer.