It might take longer to gain mainstream awareness, but with the groundswell of social media and capital efficiency of building a company, media reach is no longer a gating item.

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Skeptics fretted that it might take much longer than two years for real effects to show up.

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He says almost two dozen states could have collections up and running within 90 days of a federal law change, while it might take others six months or longer.

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Were it not for their opposition to same-sex marriage, it might have taken much longer for Americans to take up the cause.

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If, against all odds, the latest intelligence estimates are right that it will take Iran a bit longer to get such long-range missiles, it would mean that we just might be able to have defenses against them in place before they are needed.

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The side effects that caused it and other antipsychotics like Haldol to fall out of favor, including serious neurological problems, might take longer than a year and a half to develop.

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