"For me,the best health news of the previous decade is the fact that the long overdue influenza pandemic has been so moderate in its impact .

VOA: standard.2010.01.18

Yet while the investigation into Savile's crimes has been long overdue, I have a growing unease about the fervour and breadth the continuing inquiries are taking...

BBC: New Scotland Yard sign

The eighth leg has been a long-overdue success for both boats, who were expected to to well from the start.

BBC: Leg Eight: Toshiba snatches victory

The U.S. House of Representatives could take up patent reform legislation this week, which has been years in the making and long overdue.

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