1.   And for years, many survivors kept silent out of shame or a desire to shield their families from a painful past.

2.   But it is also about people working to preserve a painful past that many New Yorkers did not know whether to confront or avoid.

3.   But meditation, faith, family, friends and even working in the Holocaust museum amid such vivid reminders of her painful past have helped her to heal.

4.   But the artist seemed particularly disheartened by the suggestion that references to a painful past should be avoided.

5.   But the children, like all children, were pumping their own life energy into the painful past of the memorial.

6.   But wandering its narrow streets you can come across poignant reminders of the painful past.

7.   Clinton on Wednesday praised Guatemala as a society that is coming to terms with its painful past and is moving forward.

8.   Directly evoking the painful German past, they were regarded by some as provocatively Fascist references.

9.   He shows how some courageous Tulsans, black and white, have struggled to ensure that the city confronts its painful past and makes amends.

10.   He unwittingly disturbs the delicate balance, and sends everyone involved on a rendezvous with the too painful past.