It is generally conceded that more than three decades passed after Jesus's death before the earliest of them was written.

More than a decade passed before his works were reconsidered and appreciated.

A further decade passed before the true potential of this cliff began to be tapped.

More than four decades passed before the two friends would meet again.

Those savings - any savings, in fact - soon proved to be essential as decades passed with no sales.

Almost a decade passed before he returned to performing.

The travesty is that almost two decades passed before justice was done.

Three decades passed before another cabinet nominee suffered an identical fate.

More than a decade passed before China's intellectuals dared stir anew.

Almost two decades passed before the trustees of his estate transferred the property.