Our images of the hazy past often do not match the messy realities.
Civilians have in the past often been arrested accused of supporting the rebel Lord's Resistance Army operating in the region.
Unfortunately, the Army has in the past often proven a less than reliable sponsoring service for weapons systems that break new technological ground.
Yet the past decade has seen various groups, often led by the relatives of Republican victims, unearthing the past often literally.
He travels on the margins of society to evade political persecution, and the horrors of collectivism in China's past are often evoked.
The government suppressed some bridges in the past, often facing church opposition.
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That past is often evoked in a prickly and defensive way by modern Greeks when their behaviour (individually or collectively) is at its least glorious.
Mr Livingstone said the turnout among black voters had been below the average in the past because often they did not feel part of the political process.
But in the past this often led to fruitful compromises.
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Their followers are unswervingly loyal and will follow any advice these leaders might give - which in the recent past has often included direct instructions to vote for particular candidates.
What's more, the bureaucracy in the past has often made a hash of capital improvements, with major cost overruns and by championing technologies that experts warned would be next to useless.
Old carriage houses and other traditional driveways of the past would often have strips of grass in between the track areas, or their designs would include naturally permeable materials, like crushed stone.
Dr Bill O'Neill, Scottish secretary of the BMA, said consent had not always been sought in the past but often this was because of a "genuine desire" to avoid further distress to families.
Held on varying weekends throughout each month in a warehouse off Paris's trendy rue Oberkampf (with a new, larger location to be revealed soon), the market also features fashion from eras past, often in excellent condition.
If Western countries have to reduce emissions and fork out extensive sums of money and they do not, they stand to gain a competitive advantage - and dragging up the past as often as possible helps this agenda.
Kass, a frequent commentator on CNBC and contributor to TheStreet, has written critical articles of Berkshire in the past, often praising Buffett while raising questions about his ability to maintain a high batting average as size of deals and investments required to impact the bottom line continues to increase.
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In the past, collectors often came from old-line families who tended to appreciate art that harked back to the past.
In years past young musicians often picked up the same instruments their parents and grandparents played.
In the past rebels have often struggled to hold on to territory they have taken.
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The overwhelming growth of organized crime in Mexico in the past decade is often blamed on multiparty democracy.
In the past, doctors often assumed that competing drugs in the same class had similar benefits for patients.
Still, there has been an emphasis on Islamic practices over the past year - often led by Aziz.
Shipping containers have to be retired after five years of use and those past their prime often sit abandoned in shipyards.
In the past it was often difficult for our clients to identify who we should be reaching out to.
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Hedge fund billionaires have played an important roll in financing sports teams the past decade, often injecting cash into under-capitalized franchises.
Past fragmentations have often reinvigorated large firms (not that Microsoft lacks vigour).
In the past, Naruhito often brushed aside questions about prospects of a baby with the quip that he would leave those matters to the stork.
Now there are established procedures for complaints and, most important, the police are ready to pursue allegations which in the past they had often ignored.
In the past, bosses often preferred to run a business down to its last yuan before acknowledging problems, at which point there was little to reorganise.
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