As the clean-up and recovery consumes what stock is in place for earth movers, road graders and other heavy equipment for construction and infrastructure is put to work, the long lead-time required to build and deliver these machines may be a boon for companies like Caterpillar and its partners.

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It was first talked about several years ago, and we really were looking for a subject that would, given a long lead-time, still be timely and interesting several years down the road.

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An own goal from Ryan Bertrand had given Liverpool the lead but an injury-time penalty from Gylfi Sigurdsson and an extra-time header from Shane Long turned the game in Reading's favour.

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The home side did lead 9-7 at half-time thanks to two Stephen Jones kicks and Rhys Priestland's long-range effort.

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Some are worried that knowing the date a long time in advance will lead to longer election campaigns, a lack of flexibility and the possibility of a "lame duck" government limping on longer than it should.

BBC: Q&A: Fixed term parliaments

This style of theatre puts a premium on keeping the same group of actors together for a long time under a strong director, rather than casting a few stars in lead roles and allowing them to shine, as English-speaking theatres tend to do.

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The visitors took the lead when Shane Long beat the offside trap and crossed for Noel Hunt, who scored for the third time in as many games.

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If Wheeler seems comfortable in this Samuel Beckett world where the truth is a lie and only lies lead to the truth, perhaps it's because he's been living there a long time.

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