In other ways, too, the report tells a familiar tale.

Look at some familiar tales and see if you can discover the magical story within them.

So once more she went over the familiar tale.

It is a familiar tale, Gaise, and one which you will understand more than most.

His is a familiar tale, different from that of his counterparts at other schools only in its details.

The problem is a familiar tale of sluggish delivery and long waiting lists.

What we get is the old and familiar tale about the strange creature whose behavior cannot be entirely predicted.

As we said, this is a sadly familiar tale.

And of course, we have familiar tales of child labour.

The renovation work has been going on for years at this school, and the asbestos problems are a familiar tale too.