| What made the 1973 film stand out was that it set its demonic possession in a humdrum modern-day context. |
| Fittingly, the story of Britain's relationship with its underwear ends with a modern-day corset. |
| The description of being drunk on too much wine and going into brothels made me think how little modern-day life has changed. |
| A force with fewer than 1,600 officers was not equipped to deal with modern-day crime, he said. |
| Moscow and London concluded a non-aggression pact and agreed the bounds of modern-day Afghanistan. |
| It is the modern-day equivalent of finding the right cave, keeping it dry and decorating it with pretty cave paintings. |
