1.   As a result of his injury, the U.R.I. quarterbacking was left to the freshman backup Jeff Weaver, who had not thrown a pass this year.

2.   As the years pass, and Tom starts to become a famous poet, Viv claims she just wants to be recognized for her contribution to his work.

3.   All we can be sure of is the years pass and those loony Blazers learn zip.

4.   All we can be sure of is the years pass and the Blazers learn nothing.

5.   But as the years pass, and the birth dates begin creeping forward, edging their insidious way into our decade, reality hits.

6.   But the magazine notes that projections always get modified as the year passes.

7.   Conception becomes increasingly difficult as years pass, and children born of older moms risk birth defects.

8.   Foley, meanwhile, had not thrown a pass this year until Sunday.

9.   His following is dwindling as the years pass, but it remains loyal.

10.   Indeed, as the years pass, his interest in his own standing in the world and his place in history becomes ever stronger.