1.   Almost a decade has passed, and the two have gone on to successful professional careers overseas and in the Olympics.

2.   Analysts estimate that decades will pass before the Chunnel breaks even.

3.   As decades passed, titles got frillier.

4.   As each decade passes, Beckett moves increasingly from word to image.

5.   As the decades passed, many of the old company towns grew into thriving Sun Belt cities.

6.   As the decades passed, it became something of a signature play for the company.

7.   As the decades passed, family members would periodically make inquiries to Dutch and American officials, with no luck.

8.   A decade has already passed since the National Academy of Sciences officially recommended that food inspection utilize new technology to target harmful bacteria.

9.   A decade has passed since Kelly Stafford walked through the doors of the Brookhaven Psychiatric Pavillion here.

10.   A decade has passed since the first federally observed holiday honoring the slain human rights leader, a holiday finally enacted after years of controversy, some very bitter.