Although in the 1950s British colonial officials attempted, through various administrative development efforts, to make up for past neglect, the protectorate stagnated.

But make up now for past neglect.

Now in view of the past neglect, this is understandable enough.

It had come at night, it threatened vengeance unless Jute squared himself for his past neglect.

Seen in this light de-industrialisation was not the onset of a foreign disease but the unavoidable expiation of past neglect.

Now the residents of Morro Bay are beginning to pay the price of past neglect.

Patsy is a temperamental redhead who resents Aunt Jane's past neglect and determines to have nothing to do with the old woman's money.

But Julian lost the possibility that John would make up to him for past neglect and become the father he had always wanted.

Kosovo's current economic situation is clearly a product of past political and economic neglect and oppression before 1999.

The relatively high cost of carrying out such measures should be regarded as the price to be paid for dwindling fish stocks and for past neglect.