So reform is long overdue.

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It's long overdue, so good luck to them.

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

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Even so, such a bail-out will be long 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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