1.   Although the intervening years dull the memory of those days on the baseball diamond, the yearning for paternal interest and support remained constant.

2.   The P-I has prepared this little quiz of the current sports scene to stimulate the synaptic responses dulled by years of reading afternoon sports.

3.   The years have nonetheless dulled the anguish for some.

4.   And they say the years have not dulled memories of overcrowded jail cells and angry guards, passing notes through bars and keeping journals on toilet paper.