He was too slow to hurt anybody, and so his action, though often talked about, passed muster for many years.

The canons accordingly passed out of sight for more than eighty years.

However, Daniel's assessment did not come to pass for over 35 years.

He's been trying to get these same exact tax increases passed for more than three years.

It has failed to pass a budget on time for eight consecutive years, although it was only a day late this year.

The Legislature has passed the budget late for 15 consecutive years, often missing the deadline by weeks and even months.

The magazine passed an interesting creative way during its existence period for many years (1906-1931).

The title passed from father to son for nearly three hundred years.

He knocked in 83 runs after passing 100 for three years running.

Obviously, these budgets are passed every year for five years in the future.