It is not known whether a different exercise regimen (perhaps including larger loads than past ones) would be effective.

Otherwise, he said, it is largely a festival like the past ones.

"The goal for the past ones was to come out unified," he said.

Over all, though, he said this relief effort had been more disciplined than past ones.

It is much too early to tell if this initiative will have any more success than past ones.

And the worries behind, the past ones, were over and done.

Here are some past ones that you might find useful:

Recent programs have been more successful than past ones in targeting the poorest.

The database included more than 20,000 artists, 600 current shows and 18,000 past ones.

So far, the judges agree that the competitors of this season are more consistent than in past ones.