1.   After its membership halved in the past year, leaving mainly diehard right-wingers behind, the party now desperately needs new blood.

2.   Already, in the past year, Lloyds has introduced regulations requiring actuarial certification in certain specific circumstances.

3.   Amanda is no stranger to sorrow - both of her parents died this past year.

4.   And needs change overnight, as many executives and senior managers have found to their dismay in the past several years.

5.   But that review did not anticipate the additional burdens placed on our military in the past few years by international peace operations.

6.   Calls for the restoration of the death penalty were applauded loudly, but did not dominate the event as in past years.

7.   Cities and countryside have been wracked by thousands of small protests over the past years as malfeasance has grown to record levels.

8.   Cohen says companies like PictureTel have improved transmission quality, making video conferencing a better bet than in years past.