As early as the 1780s, however, the pendulum had swung back, and many Americans looked to the courts to check the excesses of their legislators.
Americans have been relying on the courts since the 1780s.
Americans have only recently started relying on the courts to settle their disputes.
Nobody is running.
The children are at the movie theater.
People are watching a baseball game.
It's mostly not smaller stories or medium-level reports.
The teacher tends to do that with the smart children.
A train is stuck on the tracks.