Once upon a time in industry and government, bigness was synonymous with effectiveness and efficiency.
Once upon a time in America the most your kids could wish for was a two-hour stop at a roadside attraction.
Last year's winner was Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan - whose film Once Upon a Time in Anatolia was selected as Turkey's official submission for the best foreign language film Oscar.
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Once upon a time in America before the greedy 1980s, the bubbly 1990s, and the busted 2000s when people talked about planning for retirement they did not say they were investing for it.
Mr Meadows, who came to prominence with films such as This Is England, Once Upon A Time In The Midlands and Dead Man's Shoes, said he had "unprecedented access" to all three Heaton Park shows to make the documentary.
Once upon a time (in 2003), a Russian billionaire named Roman Abromovich bought the English soccer team Chelsea FC.
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And that which once upon a time was true in America, which was the airlines were growth stocks, is true there.
Once upon a time (2007) in a land far, far away (Thailand) lived the i-mobile 902, a pseudo Sony Ericsson W800 clone featuring a trick five-megapixel autofocus camera with a Sony-made CCD sensor and xenon flash.
Once upon a time, a friendly dragon lived in the heavens above Halong Bay.
Once upon a time, Wall Street lived in the real world, where economic fundamentals prevailed over wishful thinking.
The first rooms are a reminder of what a slap in the face Pop Art was, once upon a time.
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Once upon a time there was a Halo movie in production, but due to high costs and an unclear direction it was scrapped.
Once upon a time, there was a heated discussion in the world of the Gods, about the meaning of the primordial sound, AUM, often described in Hindu theology, as the first and most fundamental sound created.
Once upon a time, a smattering of new HD channels in one major metropolitan area was a huge deal.
Once upon a time the Fox Lounge on Washington Avenue, in a crime-ridden neighborhood known as "backatown, " featured genuine Mississippi blues.
Once upon a time, this body had a crucial role in writing the election manifesto, but Mr Blair has steadily reduced its influence.
Once upon a time, searching deeds and insuring against defects in them meant taking a horse and buggy to the courthouse and poring over hand-inked ledgers in search of mechanics' liens.
Years and years from now, when most of us are gone and this scandal is merely a blip in history, he will hopefully serve as the essential reminder that, once upon a time, we deified people for their ability to win ultimately meaningless and trivial games.
Once upon a time there was a plumber, called Geoffrey Ward, who lived in London.
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Once upon a time loyalty was said to be the Tories' secret weapon but in these devolved days the party's elected representatives are happy to wave placards protesting at their own government.
Once upon a time, activist investors like Carl Icahn would acquire a sizable stake in a company, something in the 10% range, and push for changes up to and including a sale of the business.
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Once upon a time it was the province of philosophy to propose ambitious and outlandish theories in advance of any concrete evidence for them.
Once upon a time, Lou Campanelli coached the Dukes to mammoth NCAA upsets over Georgetown in 1981, Ohio State in 1982 and West Virginia in 1983.
Once upon a time, gas and electric utilities could predictably operate with secure profit margins in a monopolistic environment, with steady revenue streams, and readily obtainable rate hikes to assure financial strength.
Once upon a time the traditional defined benefit pension plan was a powerful means to lock employees in.
This is where the politics gets interesting - once upon a time governments could simply bin unwelcome recommendations from select committees (or Commissions), but in a hung parliament, and with no government majority in the House of Lords, that may prove not to be an option.
Once upon a time gold bulls had to pay a hefty markup to buy coins or had to purchase shares in gold-mining companies and hope that the management was competent.
Once upon a time the answer might have come from the state's textile industry, which is currently in high dudgeon about Mr Bush's willingness to let textile imports take local jobs away.
Once upon a time, print publishers looked at digital as a freebie and gave away their inventory to advertisers, in an attempt to entice them to buy more print ads.
In 1965, Mingus (1922-1979) introduced a composition called "Once Upon a Time There Was a Holding Corporation Called Old America, " a title that suggested he viewed capitalists the same way he did imperialists.
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