On April 22, 1514 he and his family were pardoned for all their past anti-papal acts.

Surely you can see that all I do now is no more than a natural outgrowth of my past acts?

Very few are legitimate, but in light of past terrorist acts, all are examined.

There is a profound presumption in our legal history, he said, against making laws apply to past acts.

Most countries cannot afford to tell everything about their horrific and shameful past acts.

In the past individual acts have received $15,000 and groups $20,000.

The fragile government in Kabul cannot focus on dividing its country over past acts.

Others whose past political acts were limited to voting suddenly found themselves taking to the streets.

Professional ethics codes about disclosure draw a line between past acts and future ones.

The one stone struggles to be united with the other, and that which lies in the past acts as an anchor.