best-before

Look, Sam says, and shows me the best-before date on the freeze-dried meal of pasta primavera.

Ice cold in Alaska 2012

The same cannot be said for Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and the remainder of England's so-called golden generation, now in their 30s and, as could be seen tonight, well past their best-before dates.

World Cup 2010: Echoes of '66 - but it's all over for England's golden generation Richard Williams in Bloemfontein 2010

Just because someone has a best-before date that still doesn't make them a safe bet.

Time to date stamp relationships Ms Robinson 2009

Just because someone has a best-before date that still doesn't make them a safe bet.

Archive 2009-07-01 Ms Robinson 2009

Concern should be that America's system of government may have reached its best-before date in history because, like its financial sector, Washington appears paralyzed and unable to deal with this crisis.

Diane Francis: US Dollar Devaluation as Predicted 2009

I felt that the cakes were probably best enjoyed as fresh as possible, and although they had a best-before date of almost four weeks hence, the pastry was a little dry.

Banbury Cakes Revisited 2008

Most of them are way past their best-before dates, and I have a fear of contracting an E. coli infection.

Opportunity In Crisis 2008

Most of them are way past their best-before dates, and I have a fear of contracting an E. coli infection.

Archive 2008-10-01 2008

All packaged water should be dated with best-before date.

What��s in the bottle? 2008

Unfortunately, the easy money policy was continued well past its 2004 best-before date, and the Republican Congress continued to spend in a way that would shame a drunken sailor.

Emailed CNN "Breaking News": "Barack Obama wins Democratic Party's presidential nomination after Hillary Clinton's motion on the convention floor." Ann Althouse 2008