#!/usr/bin/perl

# URL that generated this code:
# http://txt2re.com/index.php3?s=14:Apr:2011%20%22This%20is%20an%20Example!%22&6

$txt='14:Apr:2011 "This is an Example!"';

$re1='.*?';	# Non-greedy match on filler
$re2='((?:(?:[1]{1}\\d{1}\\d{1}\\d{1})|(?:[2]{1}\\d{3})))(?![\\d])';	# Year 1

$re=$re1.$re2;
if ($txt =~ m/$re/is)
{
    $year1=$1;
    print "($year1) \n";
}

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