The struggle we seek to end has a long and painful history.

Even after a long and often painful history, the stag was quite sensitive of his honor.

But a fundamental problem, rooted in this region's painful history, remains.

It reaches so far back into a painful history for her.

Germany's painful recent history seems to intrude at every turn in Berlin.

But I don't think the reason is found only in that long and painful history.

Our project will help to give a historical perspective to the restitution process, which has a painful history.

When a friend from work divulged its painful history, she was not put off.

I will not go into all the painful history; it is too much.

But the Republican Party has a painful history on this agenda.