Uncle Sam has not for years been the only, all-powerful outside figure that counted to them, as myth had it.
Again, this is not likely to happen, at least not for years.
Rather than waiting for their customers to die, they sell funerals in advance--"preneed" sales, in industry parlance--taking in cash now for a service they may not perform for years to come.
Not for some years have the continent's commercial banks wielded so much power.
If McIlroy keeps to his recent form, he could ride off with the No. 1 trophy and not return for years.
Most claims will settle in the next few months, but many will not close for years, or even decades, says Robert Hartwig at the Insurance Information Institute.
In fact not for thirty years has a governing party actually increased its vote share on the last General Election, and we got more votes than Labour.
The Singaporean shareholders in the project hoped by now to be earning a return on their investments, but they are not, and may not for several years.
But Hitachi warned ministers last week that if the deal with EDF collapses, they could not count on it to begin work on alternative nuclear generators - and certainly not for many years, in almost any scenario.
Some experts have not been for years.
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Anyone who has not paid NI for at least 10 years will not qualify for the enhanced state pension at all.
Solicitors say their rates for legal aid work have not increased for 10 years.
"We estimate that all these improvements would not have happened for another three years if it had not been for the Euro 2012 event, " he says.
That might be so, but the euphoria the Stanford tournaments brought to Caribbean cricket supporters has not been felt for many years, not since the heady days when the West Indies teams dominated the game in the 1970s and 80s.
The meeting in Durban called for a new global agreement to cut emissions, but not starting for nine years.
Iain Duncan Smith's plans for sweeping reforms of Britain's benefit system might not happen for four years, a minister has indicated.
The Fed will continue to expand its balance sheet not for months, but for years, for if the Fed stops while the government deficits rise, the service on the debt will crowd out spending for entitlements and other services.
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New terminals are under construction, but will not be ready for two years and may not be big enough anyway.
Chief Constable Chris Sims said the closure of Edgbaston and Aston stations would not happen for about two years and not until the force had "thoroughly consulted" with the community about the future provision of services.
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Polar pack ice, ice that builds up over many years, has not been seen for eight years.
Hence, he says, his take-it-or-leave-it offer in September to PAL's three unions: a 20% employee stake in the company plus three seats on the 15-member board - in exchange for a commitment not to strike for 10 years and cuts in employee benefits that would add up to half of take-home pay.
College classmate James Usera said Dorner called him "out of the blue" four years ago, after not having spoken for several years after graduation.
Ceregatti initially joined Ancona and then signed for Milan, with Botafogo not compensated for those formative years of training as per FIFA's rules.
"This has been in the offing for not only months, but for years and years, " Fahmy said.
While the benefits of the Rule potentially represent a huge step forward for regulators, their effect will not be seen for several years as regulators devise and implement the consolidated audit trail.
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The more significant cuts in the upper brackets will not happen for several years.
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