No wonder that it's regretting the failure to keep up with its convenience store roll-out, which has only just begun, and its online and home delivery option, which doesn't exist - yet.

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The company - like other major Japanese manufacturers such as Panasonic and Sharp - has not been helped by the yen, which continued to strengthen before, during and after the 2008 financial crisis, and has only recently begun to lose some of its value.

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Negotiations between Likud and its coalition partners toward the formation of Israel's next government have only just begun.

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In fact, the company has only recently begun to better leverage its strong performance brand name in footwear, and this spring will try to make a mark in the bra business.

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Though the smart phone itself has been out for a few years now, its value as a game device and its game play mechanics (i.e. using the accelerometer or location-based systems) have only begun to take off relatively recently.

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