The last week or so has given Britain the excuse to look itself in context.

BBC: From Broken Britain to Team GB

So has the up and down economy of the last few years affected her business?

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For this reason, the last year or so has seen the rise of in-app advertising solutions.

FORBES: IAd: Supposedly Steve Jobs' Worst Idea, But Still A Great One

So has Steven Schooner, co-director of the Government Procurement Law Program at George Washington University.

NPR: Katrina Recovery Contract Oversight Questioned

For businesses that don't have credit alternatives, the last year or so has been a nightmare.

FORBES: Fact and Comment

So has the AAMA, another influential networking group to help develop Asia-Silicon Valley business links.

FORBES: Hanging out with VCs at Tsinghua

Saying the last year or so has been eventful at Iomega is putting it lightly.

FORBES: Iomega's On The Rebound

So has the share of households getting clean water in Bonsaaso village in Ghana (see charts).

ECONOMIST: Randomised trials could help show whether aid works

Spain's fiscal stimulus kicked in earlier so has had less of an impact recently.

ECONOMIST: The euro-area economy

As the company has grown in size, so has its clout with its manufacturers.

FORBES: Blast Off Time For MusclePharm: $12 Million Offer is Complete

As the training has improved, so has the quality of the recruits being trained.

NPR: Bush Reaffirms Iraq Strategy

So has his son, trumpeter Verneri Pohjola, who is part of the Ilmiliekki Quartet.

NPR: The Sounds of Finnish Musical Experiments

As Asia's cheap capital has disappeared, so has the main advantage its chip makers had.

ECONOMIST: Semiconductors: America, memory-chip Lazarus | The

And so has been the story of jazz, ever since its birth in the vivacious city of New Orleans.

BBC: The birthplace of jazz

Since the beginning of 1984, as money supply has risen, so has the price of gold.

FORBES: All Signs Point To Gold

As investment in information technology has increased, so has the size of the potential statistical error.

ECONOMIST: The numbers racket | The

Relative prices have changed, and so has the importance of different sectors of the economy.

ECONOMIST: Argentina, not as big as it seemed | The

And just as the city has changed over time, so has the sazerac.

BBC: The sazerac goes from cure-all to New Orleans cocktail

"The Democratic Party has raised money this way and so has the Republican Party, " the president said.

CNN: AllPolitics - Money Troubles

So has the investment in The Works had an effect in the private sector in Ebbw Vale?

BBC: Wales

So has Brazil's largest city at last had enough of Mr Maluf and his kind of politics?

ECONOMIST: Brazil

Now that QE2 has come to an end, so has the latest rise off the mid-2010 lows.

FORBES: How to Trade QE3

East Asia's financial crash of 1997 surprised many people, and so has its fast recovery this year.

ECONOMIST: GOOFS: We woz wrong | The

Just as Microsoft presented a fresh look at how people interact with their phones, so has BlackBerry.

FORBES: First Impressions Review Of The BlackBerry Z10

The high-tech explosion over the last 20 years or so has minted stock-option millionaires by the thousands.

NPR: The Few, the Tech-Savvy Few: Option Millionaires

As the number of screens has rocketed, so has the debt that the cinema chains are carrying.

ECONOMIST: Movie theatres

Unfortunately, as Apple has cratered in value, so has the value of the Apple based structured notes.

FORBES: Falling Apple's Price Causes Collateral Damage

"When the brain swells, it is inside a bony box so has nowhere to go, " he says.

BBC: Why is too much water dangerous?

So has syndicated columnist Mona Charen, and political reporter Ralph Hallow of the Washington Times.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Capital spending has seemed less painful to reduce than jobs, and so has been more ruthlessly cut.

ECONOMIST: Corporate downsizing in America: The jobs challenge | The