Until quite recently, there were 30 or 40 pastori and their herds on these particular peaks.
Gorbachev simply no longer represents the political danger that he did until quite recently.
As until quite recently, the Central Bank had adopted a less gloomy view of the world economy.
But here is one thing to consider, until quite recently we had bigger inventories this year than last.
That is, the Part A Trust Fund did not begin paying out more than it took in each year until quite recently.
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Until quite recently, Japan could easily identify itself with the free non-socialist world, despite historical and cultural differences, and could concentrate on economic activities.
Until quite recently, its negotiating positions, if it had any, were concocted by the permanent representative in Brussels on the eve of council meetings.
Indeed, until quite recently most Social Democrats needed a lot of persuading that German forces should play a bigger international part, in Bosnian peacekeeping for instance.
Until quite recently, 911s were excellent on smooth and even somewhat bumpy roads, but over time you'd still have that my-innards-are-being-scrambled feeling after a few hours.
But centuries ago, the great powers were almost always at war, and until quite recently, Western European countries tended to initiate two or three new wars every year.
Suffice to say, the American beer industry fascinates me, not least of all because until quite recently it was dominated by a handful of very big corporations making a very limited, and subpar range of brews.
Until quite recently, every smart office block in Sao Paulo used to employ an "ascensorista" - a person whose sole job was to ride up and down in the lifts all day, pushing buttons that the occupants could easily have pressed for themselves.
Now the odd thing, which I didn't realise until recently, is quite how "Heath-Robinsonesque" the FPC's powers are.
This is partly because the economy grew quite slowly (until recently), but mainly because of the generosity of the pension regime.
Being poor in Brazil, until only recently, was seen as quite normal.
The local economy, at least until recently, had been chugging along quite well, thanks to horticulture, tourism, funds from central India and heavy spending by the armed forces.
Until recently, Britain's economy was growing quite strongly relative to continental Europe.
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