In the U.S. the recovery from the Great Depression was delayed several times and the rescue efforts eventually cost more, because each time the deficit spending and stimulus efforts were halted too soon because recovery was underway, the economy stumbled again, and required another round of support.

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But Mr Greenspan cautioned against the president's latest stimulus package because he thinks it is too soon to know what measures might be needed, and because he is no fan of large government deficits.

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In the past some responses may have been missed because therapy was stopped too soon, says Bristol-Myers Squibb Vice President Renzo Canetta.

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It would be a shame if they were discredited because he claimed too much too soon.

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And I had to go easy with the ones who had never learned such things because they had got sick too soon.

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This is something I think people missed because they threw in the towel too soon.

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The second-stage engine cut out three minutes too soon, apparently because of a leak caused by a tool left inside it after a test firing two years ago.

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While the project was a success, the military soon lost interest because the shape change was too slow for the demands of a combat helicopter.

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