Although the idea surfaced again in early 1982, it did not appear to be close to implementation.

The evidence suggests that the idea surfaced early in 1986.

Similar ideas have surfaced before, only to be beaten back by political opposition.

The idea has again surfaced because of technical, financial and political events that have converged in the late 1980's.

The idea of road pricing first surfaced in the early Sixties.

Darwin's idea of evolution surfaced in several of his other works.

Two ideas surfaced, the second one necessary in order to sell Cox the first.

The idea for this room's restoration to its appearance of the 1850s may have first surfaced in 1935.

Yet many a scientific idea had first surfaced in a dream of the researcher.

The last time the idea surfaced was in 1992, but those talks led nowhere.