There is an often-told story here, perhaps even true, that during his high school days he and some friends plotted an escape from the palace.

An often-told story emphasizes the major scares the Tackitts endured at their Fish Creek home South of Ft. Belknap.

They recounted often-told stories of demands for contributions and of the selling of phantom positions in a future government of Laos.

Late one beer-fueled night, according to an often-told story, he stopped by to rattle the gates of the Chancellery, and to shout, "I want in there!"

Their often-told story is presented here with great authority but far less drama than these two combustible geniuses deserve.

The truth of the often-told story of Taft getting stuck in a White House bathtub is unclear.

This has been an often-told story, of course.

Behind A SIMPLE PLAN (1988) lies a simple, often-told story: money changes everything.

In an often-told story he related how he first learned his numbers from an Auschwitz survivor, a man who used the tattoo burned on his arm to teach the young boy.

"I was, and my parents before me," Oniko said, taking another sip of the coconut milk and settling down to repeat once again an often-told story.