There was a time when Facebook was all about breadth: more users all the time.

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But there was a time when Chrysler and Dodge together sold that many minivans.

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There was a time when countdowns were chanted into each PPI or ISM release.

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There was a time when it was considered a masculine colour: now it is not.

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There was a time when the players would have jumped at such an offer.

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There was a time when the automobile industry was on the brink of financial disaster.

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"There was a time when design was sufficient, " says Antonio Calce, Corum's chief executive.

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Believe it or not, there was a time when 1 million people was a respectable audience.

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If ever there was a time to remember the dangers of protectionism, it is now.

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There was a time in our history when public unions were suspect -- Franklin D.

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There was a time when we were renegades ushering in a new era of photography.

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We imagine there was a time when even the wheel was the latest must-have gadget.

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There was a time when lawsuits from gadfly state attorneys wouldn't even be worth worrying about.

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There was a time when she was one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood.

FORBES: Nicole Kidman's Low-Profile Comeback

There was a time around 2001 and 2002 when people gave up on the Internet.

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There was a time when Europe was the main arena of global military and commercial competition.

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Granted, there was a time when the Mac maker faced a similar list of challenges.

FORBES: iPhone 5 To Be Dethroned by Microsoft's Superphone?

There was a time when most gay journalists remained closeted for fear of being penalized.

CNN: Media walk tricky line on same-sex marriage

There was a time when his weight seemed like the biggest problem in his world.

WSJ: One Thing Is Certain: Pineda's Gut Is Gone

There was a time when immigrants wanted nothing more than to be taken for English gentlemen.

ECONOMIST: The WASP in the ointment

If ever there was a time to break with the past, this was it.

ECONOMIST: The re-education of Roger Ackerman

Mr. GATES (as the Slapper): There was a time when I could have had you shot.

NPR: 'Crash' Expands Cinema's Exploration of Race

There was a time when the iPhone was an upstart standing up against the established Blackberry.

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There was a time when we really enjoyed the convenience of a quick bite at a restaurant.

FORBES: Cheaper To Eat At A Restaurant Than At Home?

Hard to believe, but there was a time when Michael Dell was the tech industry wunderkind.

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If ever there was a time to ease policy to kick-start the economy, that time is now.

FORBES: Global Pots Calling the Kettle Black

There was a time when Christians believed in the Inquisition, in killing Christian non-conformists, Muslims and Jews.

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There was a time when the finance ministry kept a firm grip on Italy's lotteries and betting.

ECONOMIST: The numbers are up

There was a time in the markets when getting in on an IPO was like printing money.

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"Then there was a time in the trio which was more or less a holding pattern, " Pressler says.

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