1.   A previous government had negotiated the project.

2.   Previous governments have paid lip service to the idea but achieved little.

3.   The previous government made a brave attempt to tackle the problem.

4.   The rate of increase in the number of violent crimes is much higher than under the previous government.

5.   The ultimate objectives of this strategy were of course no different from those of previous post-war governments.

6.   Their raw material and energy costs would rise, while being deprived of their previous government subsidies.

7.   This would have been unthinkable under previous authoritarian municipal governments.

8.   Prescott pins the blame firmly on foul-ups made by the previous government.

9.   The hurricane swept through the islands, leaving behind a trail of destruction The previous government left a huge budget deficit behind them.

10.   The previous government is, by now, thoroughly discredited.