It was a time when its ordinary stars were less savvy and seemed more genuine.
It was a time when seclusion and retreat, already tropes in Chinese culture, acquired multiple nuances.
It was a time when his words were under less scrutiny than they are now.
It was a time when we weren't able to witness world events or the horrors of war live on 24-hour news channels.
It was a time when phrases like "scrip, " "black lung" and "mining disaster" fell from the lips of workers, wives and children like the tar-colored dust that settled on their windowsills.
It was a time when patrons hid drinks in paper bags (the club belatedly received its liquor license in 1968) and the family illegally ran booze around the city in taxi cabs.
It was a time when the economy was changing rapidly, and many hardworking people were driven out of work or to poor economic circumstances while a few lucky people were able to game the system and obtain wealth beyond what they merited.
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It was a time when it seemed that Petraeus could not complete a routine meeting without being interrupted by an aide handing him a three-by-five card reporting the latest assassination of an Iraqi ally or the detonation of a car bomb in a Baghdad marketplace.
It was a time when the grand comforts of coal company officials contrasted sharply with a miner's family struggle amid the crushing poverty of the coal camp where food and provisions had to be purchased at the company store, owned by the coal company itself.
It was also a time when young thinkers and activists enjoyed a sense of social mission.
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While those that argue that it took QE1 5 months to take hold, how can they maintain any form of intellectual honesty in their analysis when the market topped out 5 months after QE2, especially when it was initiated at a time when the market was already in a strong uptrend?
This was demographic news, to be sure, and it was stated at a time when the emergence of serious Chinese wealth was translating into more and more couples feeling they could well afford to pay the government-imposed financial penalties associated with having more than one child.
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It was a heady time, when TV's ability to sell products seemed inexhaustible.
It was set at a time when being gay was a crime and people were very guarded about the subject.
There was a time when it was considered necessary and proper to be concerned about possible foreign influences in US government and military service.
Believe it or not, there was a time when privileged Turks would only deem a restaurant truly "superior" if it served French Cordon Bleu dishes.
Much depended on the timing of the requests - in the case of Mr Healey's request, it was made at a "time when consultation had ceased and policy seemed to be fixed", it said, thereby reducing the need for "safe space" for advice.
Critics said it showed the EU's wastefulness, at a time when it was arguing for a budget increase.
But it turns out we were lucky to be graduating during a time when it was much easier to find jobs.
It was the time when he was interviewing for a full-time faculty position.
England's defence, disorganised and nervous, had led a charmed life and it was no surprise when Mexico pulled a goal back on the stroke of half time when Leighton Baines failed to complete a goal-line clearance and Guillermo Franco pounced.
He was born with a hole in his heart and had to have it repaired over a lengthy period of time when he was very young.
Believe it or not, there was a time when 1 million people was a respectable audience.
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But it was only a flop in a time when most offerings didn't bother to risk the embarrassment.
Not only was the game formerly an exclusive for the Wii U, but it was to be released during a time when the console desperately needs titles to get people interested.
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He said he worked through much of the school holiday period and it was preferable to leave the school at a time when there were other staff around to run it.
Barchi, who took office in September 2012, said he first saw the video only this week, but was aware it existed in late November when Pernetti gave him a summary of what was on it at the time.
Yet it remains a deeply divisive issue - as Russian MPs found the first time it was debated in parliament last year, when the discussions ended in a punch-up between opposing deputies.
There was a time when it was considered a masculine colour: now it is not.
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