| As is the case with most reformers, he has harked back to the past for his future types. |
| The president's behaviour during an official visit to Sweden at the beginning of the month harked back to his drinking days. |
| Much of his speech harked back to Africa's harsh past under European powers. |
| Neil was youthful as ever, sporting a dodgy vest and bouffy hairdo that harked back to the early Crowdies days. |
| Both serials harked back to a period when men were heroic, women were virtuous and times were better. |
| Even Joan Littlewood's Oh! What a Lovely War harked back to the traditional form of the concert party. |
