Some shareholders have felt for some months that Barclays needed a new chairman - because the incumbent, Marcus Agius, has been in the job for almost six years and there is a perception, which is perhaps false, that he is not quite tough enough.
And why is it though, George, some of the problems have been known for months, some perhaps for years.
In recent years, reports of ships large and small being hijacked in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean by Somali pirates have become commonplace, with dozens of seafarers and their vessels held captive, in some cases for months.
The couple, who have been separated for some months, are set to return to court for confiscation proceedings.
Orange has been working with some customers for 18 months, but he is optimistic that even those who started late will manage some sort of fix.
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For some months Saudi Arabia has been pumping oil at its fastest rate in 30 years to make up for Iranian crude lost to American and European sanctions, which officially started on July 1st.
"For some months now, we have witnessed an event which fills us with hope, " the Pope said.
Simple in concept, complicated in execution - and now potentially delayed for some months.
Mr King told the Treasury Committee he expected to be doing that for some months to come.
Some claims moulder for months, and a series of appeal mechanisms can extend the process almost interminably.
Ceredigion and Mid Wales NHS Trust had not heard from Ms Whitehead for some months and informed police.
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However, interest rates have been flat in Europe for some 29 months now.
One analyst said today that he assumes that Prudhoe Bay could be out of action for some months now.
The Supreme Court is not likely to give a ruling for some months.
That said, CEO Perry Oosting has been making non-specific hints about migrating to a new OS for some months now.
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"The club has been engaged in the process of negotiating with Don Cowie's representative for some months now, " Taylor added.
ISAs will be announced in the budget, even draft proposals for the stakeholder pension are not expected for some months.
For some months the Americans have been urging Mr Berisha to bend.
National units will train and then be part of the force for some six months, after which other units will take their place.
Haiti's neighbours in the Caribbean Community have been trying to broker a solution to its crisis for some months, so far without success.
For some months now, the Securities and Exchange Commission has been considering a new rule that would require corporations to disclose political donations.
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In the meantime, we are still in a tricky position, as the rules will not be known in their final form for some months.
Indeed, that is what Turkish and Armenian diplomats have secretly done for some months, until news of the talks leaked (probably from an angry Azerbaijan).
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For some months, no goods trucks could cross the front line.
For some months, Ecowas had been planning to send 3, 300 troops to Mali with the aim of helping government forces reclaim the north of the country.
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The city's casinos continue to fight increased competition in neighboring states and were hurt by the after-effects of Superstorm Sandy, which kept some visitors away for months.
Even though the nursing home dropped the ball for some months (during which time Medicaid refused to pay nursing care costs), they went after the NJ nephew.
He had been in poor health for some months.
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"For some months now, the employees of the company have had to live with almost daily speculation about the security of their jobs and the long-term plans for the company, " Unite official Rob MacGregor.
Business partner and friend Jerry Boddum, a real-estate developer, had a storefront that was vacant for some months and the two had been trying to come up with an idea to fill the space.
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