21.   Years pass and things happen slowly.

22.   Years pass, and Dann leaves the village with two strangers, while Mara stays on to care for the ailing Daima.

23.   A few years pass, and Ray degenerates from a lovable slacker to a heroin addict.

24.   As the years pass and renovations and additions are made, the early pictures would make interesting conversation pieces.

25.   Frustration has been mounting in Monrovia as the years pass with few improvements.

26.   He has dropped one pass all year -- the first one Boomer Esiason threw to him in the season opener.

27.   Nicklaus is one who will grow in stature as the years pass, just as Bobby Jones did and just as Ben Hogan did.

28.   Some old associates of the order say it may evolve as years pass, with the rigid austerity identified with Mother Teresa becoming more flexible.

29.   The new ID card is issued the same day and three blissful years pass until the process has to be repeated.