But not long ago, that rock 'n' roll empire was in danger of crumbling.
It has destroyed jobs quickly, but not long ago it was also creating them in unprecedented numbers.
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But not long ago, Murray paired with the former champion Ivan Lendl as a coach, and he has become a more aggressive player, as he was today, jumping on Federer's serve and pushing him around the court.
But not too long ago, this scene with Arthur would have been completely unthinkable.
The trouble arose in the land of far, far away, but not so long ago.
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It seems hard to imagine now, but General Motors not long ago produced the most environmentally friendly automobile in the world: the electric vehicle called EV-1.
But we got TiVo not long ago, and discovered the joy of tuning in to programs late, so that we can fast-forward past commercials, and that seems pretty much the ideal way to watch the Oscars.
We talked about Twitter not so long ago, but for those of you who do not remember - it is a place where you can post messages about what you are doing - no matter how pointless or uninteresting that may be, as long it is not any longer than 140 characters.
But remember ladies, not too long ago, you would simply have been destitute and forced to depend on a man.
But I did get this class ring not too long ago, and I hope that this class ring is not going to be more valuable than my college degree.
Now it seems like every team has that kind of money, but when I was a free agent, not that long ago, there were only a few teams you could really go to.
Not so long ago, utilities increased the bottom line by expanding their asset base, but that is not necessarily the case today and even less likely to be so tomorrow.
That one time action will strengthen its financial position, but also will limit share buybacks, which were substantial not long ago.
But Muslim countries discovered long ago that voluntary zakat does not get you far, especially as people move out of villages into the anonymity of big cities.
It was a long time ago and I am not certain but I think the topic was Intel.
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The Y2K Bug, as many now know, is a short-sighted but far-reaching error that was routinely built into computers not so long ago.
"Not so long ago this campaign was written off, but in your homes in Iowa, in community centers, in VFW posts, in restaurants where you never let me stop and eat, in homes, living rooms and barns where we gathered across this great state, you listened, " Kerry said.
Not long ago, hi-res audio was marginal, but the format has the potential to go mainstream.
One lesson that Apple can learn is that not long ago, Nokia used to own the Chinese market but it became so popular that it lost its appeal to the elites.
Not long ago, they would have come for the giveaways, but in mid-March they excitedly exchange business cards in a gathering that would not look out of place in Singapore.
Not long ago only upscale lines and expedition ships ventured to Asia, but over the last decade the largest cruise lines have been steadily sending bigger ships here, including Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean International.
Cruise lines quickly blame the passengers for not washing their hands, but the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration concluded long ago that the most likely and common source of norovirus is contaminated food or water.
Not long ago it ranked among the brightest in Italy's dismal banking firmament, but as others have joined forces its fortunes have dimmed.
That any traces at all remain from so long ago is astounding, and anyway it is not the completeness of the fossil record but its consistency that matters.
And we hate to say it, but Apple should have added an FM tuner to the iPod a long time ago, it's not like it would kill their profit margins.
It started a long time ago with shifts in our manufacturing, watching your neighbors and your friends work longer but not see their pay go up.
This is not a new concept--the linguist Benjamin Whorf advanced it a long time ago--but Contributing Editor Dan Seligman does a delightful job of bringing it back to life every now and then.
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