You see, the Empire is going to be at peace now.

Now that the empire has gone, and not to long ago.

"Empire of the Sun" is going to be successful come what may.

The Empire was going to be restored, one way or another.

The empire has long gone, of course, along with the industrial society that created it.

- out in the kitchen the empire was going down.

You really think the Empire is going to follow us here?

Was he crazy now, or had the whole Empire gone insane?

I thought eventually the Empire would get tired of losing men, and go away.

You might say that the Empire went through a time of social and political upheaval.