Of course the primary years mark a time when children must master language.
Next year could mark an important phase in the history of the right for the public to have access to state information.
The 9000th year marked the start of the fourth and last age.
In many cultures 13 years marks a coming of age.
The year marked an important turning point for the reform effort.
And this year also marked the agency's first Christmas party for the press.
Next year marks the 40th anniversary of my mother's death.
The following year marked the launch of the What's it going to take?
For some, those few years mark a large chunk of a lifetime.
They were announced on 31 December 1991 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1992.