1.   But the Flutie era seemed to convince the powers that be at BC that big-time football could help propel the school into the ranks of elite universities.

2.   Consequently, the slavery era seems distant and forgettable, as if it has no impact on the present.

3.   It has also demonstrated that nothing is too old, or too new, to be used on a battlefield where several eras of human history seem to coexist.

4.   On the other hand, changes in technology and marketing have made earlier eras seem prehistoric.

5.   The bountiful era seemed ended.

6.   The post-Sprewell era seems to be characterized by improved offense, ball movement and unselfishness.

7.   Today, that era seems like a distant mirage.

8.   Within a decade, Woolf established Bob Woolf Associates and single-handedly made that era seem as distant in time as Babe Ruth pitching for the Red Sox.

9.   But that era had seemed to end with the hiring of William Ruckelshaus, former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, as chief executive.