Sheffield has risen above the episodes of his sometimes stormy past and would be expected to survive the same conditions.

The fights reflect the state's stormy past in planning for garbage disposal.

You're going to partner Lucas with someone out of his dark and stormy past?

On each of his visits, David appeared to be warm and friendly and acted as though their stormy past had been entirely forgiven.

They talked about their stormy past and shared a few laughs.

In addition to his very irritating perfectionism and workaholic nature, he's got one of those dark and stormy pasts that would frighten any sensible woman out of her wits.

In the campaign, he has gone further to assure people worried about Labor's stormy past that the party has learned its lessons.

But after years of decline, a new vibrancy is mingling with the ghosts of a brilliant and stormy past: the boosters of 125th Street call it revitalization.

They say she has had a stormy past, and has been greatly talked of; but then half of what one hears is lies.

At least one board member is looking forward to the day when the police will no longer be required, saying the officers' presence is a symbol of the board's stormy past.