"It seems so long ago now, " he said.

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It all seems so long ago.

ECONOMIST: Onward, upward

And so because the world has waited so long to act, it now seems that the disaster-avoiding carbon tax path may itself be too economically damaging.

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The lingering question, to which nobody seems to have a good answer, is why it took so long to find an object that ought to be fairly common.

ECONOMIST: The dizziest, giddiest stars

Breakup is not off the table, so long as the proper findings are made, but it seems a remote possibility.

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If the LDP seems at the end of the line, the bigger surprise is that it lasted so long.

ECONOMIST: Banyan

On the other hand, Kenya's government is in the grip of a corrupt elite that seems content to allow the economy to run into the ground so long as it can grab a share.

ECONOMIST: Britain and East Africa

It seems unlikely that any new regulation will be so onerous that it seriously hurts earnings for these companies long-term.

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