1 “...Drawing a picture of the current situation of this new field, this volume both summarizes the past...”

2 “... were exten­ sively used in the past in order to rationalize optical and luminescence spectra...”

3 “...Over the past fifteen years the Commission on Equilibrium Data of the Analytical Division of the I...”

4 “... the week of the meeting, of ten long past normal bedtime hours, and we extend to them our deep gratitude...”

5 “...Over the past fifteen years the Commission on Equilibrium Data of the Analytical Division...”

6 “...The field of transition metal catalysis has experienced incredible growth during the past decade...”

7 “..., and many of the systematic features of the actinide elements were only dimly apprehended. In the past...”

8 “...Over the past twenty five years the Commission on Equilibrium Data of the Analytical Division...”

9 “... the course of the past 20 years, one of the most in­ tensively studied groups of elements in the Periodic...”

10 “...Over the past fifteen years the Commission on Equilibrium Data of the Analytical Division...”

11 “...During the past 30 years materials science has developed into a full-fledged field for basic...”

12 Table of Contents: “.... Major Contributions of Radiocarbon Dating to Palynology: Past and Future -- 30. Origin of Global...”

13 Table of Contents: “...Synthesis of Organotransition Metals -- Metallocarboranes: Past, Present, and Future -- Novel...”

14 “... is an attempt to present a fairly complete review of past experimental work. The treatment is not detailed...”

15 “...During the past fifteen years commercial interest in compounds containing carbon­ fluorine bonds...”

16 “... of past work, the present state, and the future potential of this area of unfamiliar oxidation state...”

17 “...­ lar engineering. It is our vision that the knowledge of the past and the promise of the future...”

18 “...Water-based technology has undergone revolutionary changes during the past two decades. Interest...”

19 “... for his past contributions to chemistry and to wish him continued success in research. It was a time...”

20 “... matured tremendously over the past decade or so, no introductory textbook exists. EXAFS: Basic Principles...”