61.   To a teen-ager, a previous decade is ancient history.

62.   Those decades were hardly a golden era, but such hazards as poverty, blizzards or failing crops had to be faced together.

63.   To many east Germans, therefore, the past decade has been the most painful in their lives.

64.   Though the last few decades were hard on the factory, it held onto its reputation as an artistic and cultural treasure chest.

65.   Two days after her death, the family learned that the type of guardrail that killed their daughter was known for decades to be dangerous.

66.   When it ended the international monetary system had been wrecked and a decade of stagnation was in store.

67.   A decade should be time enough for reforms to have an impact on economic performance.

68.   Among those problems is a decade of corruption and mismanagement that has undermined faith in the government itself.

69.   Before the decade was over, Afghanistan witnessed three more coups and the invasion of the Soviet army.

70.   However, it was almost certainly large enough that the results of the two polls a decade apart were statistically indistinguishable.