1.   After decades in which control of most state legislatures was solidly in the hands of one party or the other, perpetual losers have turned the tables.

2.   After decades of talk about three-hour train service between Boston and New York, Amtrak is finally getting down to business.

3.   After decades of dull obscurity, the city formerly known as Nap Town is enjoying a meteoric rise.

4.   On the right head and under the right circumstances, they hold up decade after decade.

5.   There can be no question that, after decades of relative neglect, Caesar salad is the emperor of all things green.