Then, starting in about 1980, the gap widened again, though this time the symptoms were different.
That was true last year, too, though this time the experience generally feels more polished.
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And Barrichello is looking forward to the November 18 race -- though this time as a spectator.
To understand what a real essay is, we have to reach back into history again, though this time not so far.
Liverpool's Spanish striker was soon streaking away from the Derby defence, though this time McEveley denied Torres with a saving tackle.
Another irony there, considering that the chain will be servicing cars for the first time in 38 years, though this time with electricity.
Besides the straight action stuff, we also thought it might be fun to put it through another extreme -- though this time an elemental one.
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Like La Olas, my Cubano was brought to the plancha (grill-like press) before making its way to the table, though this time the end result was less compact.
But with the Majlis spoiling for an economic fight with Mr Ahmadinejad, it looks as though this time he may have to make Iran's over-enthusiastic motorists pay up.
Rolling Thunder rolled out again, though this time the company broke the email list into 10 parts and sent out one-tenth every day, asking customers to let City Hall know what they thought.
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And even though this time the water will be rougher and deeper than it was four years ago, it does not mean that the Fed will do the economy any good by breaking out its heavy artillery once again.
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Though this time I was working on a writing project, the two cases had startup symmetry: the amount of time spent developing was just as stressful, the need for the type of funding that allows you to refine a finished product just as crucial.
The transition from one generation of consoles to the next is always painful, though this time around the launch of new portable game devices by Sony and Nintendo has helped to prop up software sales and mask the decline in sales of games for fixed consoles.
In 1999 United won the Champions League final with two stoppage-time goals against Bayern Munich in Barcelona and Sunday's epic events bore parallel, though this time the Red Devils manager Sir Alex Ferguson had to suffer as victory was snatched away from him in those heart-palpitating final moments.
Wade missed his fifth straight game and seventh in the past nine while dealing with ankle and knee issues, and Bosh sat out his second straight contest, though this time it was flu-like symptoms that left him sidelined, not the sore knee that kept him from participating in Saturday's game against Philadelphia.
Its accusation has echoes of Sakhalin-2, the massive oil and gas project that the Russian government wrested control of from Shell late last year. (See: "Russia Shows Sakhalin Partners Who The Boss Is") Though this time there may well have been some environmental violations by the project members, Kazakhstan's real gripe with Eni has been the project's string of delays.
Its accusation has echoes of Sakhalin-2, the massive oil and gas project that the Russian government wrested control of from Shell late last year. (See: "Russia Shows Sakhalin Partners Who The Boss Is") Though this time there may well have been some environmental violations by the project members, Kazakhstan's real gripe with Eni (nyse: E - news - people ) has been the project's string of delays.
The studio splintered in 1998, and was shutdown in 2003 by its parent company, Interplay, though by this time most of its remaining members had moved on to found Obsidian Entertainment.
Though, at this time, photo uploads and friend tagging options are not available, making the Glyph check-in process a bit bland.
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Your departure this time, though, will further increase the power of two men in this government - the Cabinet Secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood and the Chancellor, party strategist and Dave's other best political friend, George Osborne.
Two years ago, Mr Fisker told BBC News he was initially gunning for annual sales of 15, 000, though over time, this should rise to hundreds of thousands of cars.
This time though, it is due to the joy that they have finally found a way of combining their traditional lifestyle, conservation and the demands of the modern world into one happy, wildlife-filled bundle.
And under such an assumption, they're going to drift further and further apart even though, at this particular time in their lives, they need to be coming together in order to better withstand the economic storm.
This time, though, could be different, with business pushing back and Congress more closely divided.
During this time, though, almost as a fluke, DeRose discovered an ability to sing.
This time, though, soldiers manning the checkpoints opened fire, hitting Mr Speight's car several times.
ValuEngine might be on the wrong end of this investment, though time will tell.
Mr Humala will be a candidate next year, though his chance of winning this time is smaller.
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