Yet while the investigation into Savile's crimes has been long overdue, I have a growing unease about the fervour and breadth the continuing inquiries are taking...

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The eighth leg has been a long-overdue success for both boats, who were expected to to well from the start.

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The U.S. House of Representatives could take up patent reform legislation this week, which has been years in the making and long overdue.

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This kind of buyout plan has never been attempted and Houck said the idea is long overdue.

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Higher rates are long overdue in Britain, where the economy has been hotting up.

ECONOMIST: American interest rates

That is why there has been no real recovery, even though recovery is long overdue based on the history of the American economy.

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It is also interesting to note that the current pullback in prices, which has been largely attributed to the fears relating to Ireland was long overdue.

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But gold has been rising so strongly for so long, a big setback now looks overdue.

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Clearly it is long overdue, and there is every indication that there has been enough environmental change so that it stands a good chance of working.

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There has been no widespread "killer flu" outbreak since 1968, and they say that one is long overdue.

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