Yet last year Mr Tanrikulu was among thousands of Kurds who spoke hopefully of peace.
Yet last year it shelved a series of tax reforms which would have helped to create jobs and encourage business.
Yet last year her average finish was 28th in 13 Nationwide events and this year it is 15th after six events.
Yet last year, Pfister was surprisingly not nominated for Moneyball, and this year he was left out for the Dark Knight Rises.
FORBES: What Are The Most Glaring Omissions In The List Of 2013 Academy Award Nominees?
Yet last year the former chairman of Barings, Peter Baring, and the former chairman of its investment-banking arm, Andrew Tuckey were exonerated by British regulators.
Yet last year these countries maintained tight monetary and fiscal policies.
And yet last year, Lazard, once a gold standard for its advice, ranked seventh in the U.S. and tenth in Europe among banks providing these services.
Yet last year the F-Series was the nation's bestselling vehicle--again.
Yet last year, the proxy-advisory firm recommended a "yes" vote at 20 companies with payout curbs for negative returns, says Carol Bowie, head of U.S. research for the proxy-advisory firm.
But store sales fell 4% in 2005 (the group doesn't know yet how it fared last year).
Yet the economy shrank last year, and the government predicts it will decline an additional 2.2% this year.
Yet as recently as last year, at a tense family meeting, the Fords decided against bringing in Wall Street advisers to explore their options.
The last time we saw a leak of this magnitude was probably that of "Wolverine, " which leaked a month early last year yet was still a box office success.
Yet the experience of Thailand last year illustrates the greater cost of doing nothing.
ECONOMIST: The threat grows from rising water and sinking buildings
He was in contention in three of the four majors last year, yet faded badly on the pressure-packed weekends.
The company said sales increased by 13% to 9.5 billion yuan last year, yet investors worry about future prospects.
FORBES: Lujiazui Breakfast: News And Views About China Stocks (March 18)
Share prices at about half of the companies on our table went down last year, yet most salaries went up.
Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) were hit by higher chicken costs last year, yet both are recovering nicely.
Precautionary concerns prompted the Australian government to undertake yet another review released just last year of the most common high phthalate plasticizer, DINP.
Yet a New York court last year sided with the companies, saying employees should not expect employers to disclose non-public information to them.
FORBES: The Supreme Court Refuses to Hear 401(k) Cases Against Citigroup and McGraw-Hill
Yet Potts, like McClennan last year, has ensured his side have not suffered during the transition and got them back to the Grand Final.
The economy grew at 0.9% last year, yet inflation rose over 6% (suggesting demand for everything from private schools to gasoline to Sadia chicken remained high).
FORBES: Brazil's Strengthening Currency Poses Competition Problem
Yet in its last five-year investment period, in 2000, Ofwat had cut investment in the infrastructure by 11%, despite evidence that the system was in decline.
BBC: NEWS | Programmes | File on 4 | Neglected sewers threaten floods
Facing the threat of yet more regulations by Congress last year, the industry adopted its own "Airline Customer Service Commitment" as a way of fending off the politicians.
In contrast, the Euro area economy is officially in recession since the third quarter of last year and yet the ECB has failed to cut interest rates below 0.75 percent.
Yet for all the speculation last year that the currencies of Hong Kong and China stood on the faultline of international financial shocks, there was remarkably little reaction to the real's floating.
Yet the commitment, underlined last year by the sale to Iran of anti-aircraft systems that could help defend nuclear installations from cruise missiles, among other threats, has also boosted Russia's role as an arbiter.
应用推荐