Yet within it there are traces of the past that surface from time to time, yet one past trace that I'm sure those of us who live in the British Isles have all seen are the coastal defences rapidly constructed during World War II.
The first is that refund from past years, and the fact that they have further tax allowances of a couple of billion to take forward into future years.
One from the past that was pitch perfect was the Telegraph running a story on how the US had plans to invade Canada in 1940.
Johnson offered observations and lessons from the past that painted an inspiring and often serendipitous portrait of how modern innovations came to exist for mass consumption.
We have learned that from the past.
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"When people read Derry's bid... it's about acknowledging the past, not shying away from the past, and using that point that the past informs our present and helps shape our future, " he said.
Unfortunately, we know from past experience that such global norms are woefully inadequate to deter prohibited activity.
McLeish had been forced to make a change from the side that eased past Arbroath in the Scottish Cup on Saturday.
The company did not return a call seeking comment but I know from past stories that it has a policy of not participating in surveys.
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Considering the amount of vitriol the company has drawn from that market over the past few years, it might have trouble bringing gamers back around.
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative takes an approach that differs from past strategies, which featured short-term goals instead of a full plan for finishing the job.
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But stop for the time it takes to make one machine - approximately four seconds - and a few things will become apparent that differ from factories past.
Dr Morency knew from past experiments that lowering of vocal pitch and pausing were both cues likely to draw a nod from a listener, so these were things that he programmed the system to look out for.
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One clear lesson from the past is that while a central bank cannot prevent oil prices giving a one-off boost to inflation, it must try to prevent this feeding into higher wages and prices of other goods and services.
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They played in the grip of a peculiarly English affliction: having swept into the tournament with a presumption of greatness a greatness inherited from a misty past that they were commissioned to recover they proved anxious and hesitant, quailing in the face of history, and losing on penalties.
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One thing that can clearly be taken away from the past weeks' contemporary art auctions is that the market is mighty strong.
The three works from 1989 to 2000 that make up one bill and the two from the past two years, which constitute the other, have an overriding similarity and monotony that say more about stunts and posturing than about dance theater, music-inspired or otherwise.
One thing that Google is stressing and makes it slightly different from its other earlier attempts in the space is that in the past, Google has just bought space from newspapers or magazines and then auctioned them off.
But Mr Fleming has no doubt that some symbol from the past will emerge.
How can we make sure that we learn from past transitions in post-conflict situations?
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We know from studying past market cycles that breakouts to new high ground rarely work in bear markets.
While the markets may seem turbulent and crazy, is the current situation really that different from the recent past a handful of months ago?
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Working with big firms, Castlight assembles data from past transactions so that employees can shop for doctors online and read reviews posted by patients.
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Henrique gave the Devils the lead for good 36 seconds later with a shot from the side boards that deflected past Bryzgalov off Read's skate.
In the case of the flight attendant they knew, from past experience, that if this item was turned over to the ground crew, it would be a mistake.
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It was merely a reprieve for the Rangers, as Mike Ribeiro got the puck to Carlson for a hard drive from the right circle that got past Lundqvist.
The hospitals say that they learned from their past mistakes.
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Fear of a future that is different from the past.
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Like the makers of baby products, governments deal with uniquely sensitive problems, from ensuring that terrorists never get past airport security to keeping deadly germs out of the food supply.
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