1.   We were, however, grateful to receive a copy subsequently, even though a month had passed since the deadline for comments.

2.   But a month had passed since then.

3.   Although a year has passed since word of the selection, critical questions remain unanswered.

4.   Although almost two decades have passed since the crime, Wilson said, the case has not grown too stale to be prosecuted.

5.   Amonth has passed since the murder of Paul McLaughlin.

6.   And by the time it closed the wells, a week had passed since the spill, allowing for contaminants like Cryptosporidium to slip into the public water supply.

7.   As the years have passed since the Persian Gulf War, Russia, France and China have grown eager to resume trade with the oil-rich state.

8.   At least two years have passed since the coaches and the players began saying if they stayed healthy, the Sun Devils would be a NCAA Tournament team.

9.   Barely three months have passed since Springer had parts of a herniated disk removed from his lower back.

10.   Barely two decades have passed since the construction of the Omni in Atlanta, McNichols Arena in Denver and Reunion Arena in Dallas.