Acquisitions, however, also have long been expected to be part of her strategy.

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Acquisitions, however, have long been expected to be part of Ms. Mayer's strategy.

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Women have long been expected to be bearers of morality and to be more interested in the needs of others than their own.

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In the last 15 months the 77-year-old has taken positions in and then launched campaigns against 14 companies, a burst that has made him, at an age when he would have long been expected to fade away, the most disruptive individual in business, with a hand in almost every major corporate story in America.

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We confirmed the conclusion of scientists and auditors who assert that the great majority of species have not been listed long enough to warrant an expectation of recovery: 80 percent of species have not yet reached their expected recovery year.

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International buyers have long been a key part of the London housing market and are expected to remain so.

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"Far too many of you have been on the ground for far too long -- much longer than was expected or promised, " Kerry said.

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As should have been expected, a temporary, one year reduction in payroll taxes failed to create jobs or stimulate the long overdue recovery.

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