The long-overdue letters home were written and mailed off.    From Wordnik.com.  [Panzer Aces]

Yee's lawyer calls the decision "a long-overdue vindication.".    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2004] Reference

What you call "Southern Comfort" we call long-overdue justice.    From Wordnik.com.  [MAIL CALL] Reference

We're bringing long-overdue justice to America's black farmers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Remarks By Vice President On Naacp Detroit Metro Chapter] Reference

I finally did it: I set up a long-overdue doctor's appointment.    From Wordnik.com.  [haloaskew Diary Entry] Reference

We've begun the long-overdue renovation of the American economic base.    From Wordnik.com.  [Presidents Remarks On The National Service Initiative] Reference

We are taking long-overdue steps to computerize America's health records.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 21, 2009] Reference

Tonight the government finally released long-awaited, long-overdue trial transcripts.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 13, 2007] Reference

Vanilla should do nicely (and who could quarrel with a long-overdue nod to Madagascar?).    From Wordnik.com.  [Bake-Off, 2049: The Winner!] Reference

Still, at least a long-overdue dialogue on fundamental change now has a chance to begin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Periscope] Reference

If Rahm Emanuel can pick the lock, he'll help open the door to a long-overdue housecleaning.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Democrats' Disciplinarian] Reference

This long-overdue debate is what the public wants, and what our future so desperately needs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Simon Rosenberg: The Closing Argument] Reference

He would deal with her later, but now he needed to have a long-overdue discussion with Genevieve.    From Wordnik.com.  [One Red Rose]

He never won -- until this year, when the Academy presented him with a long-overdue honorary Oscar.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Maverick of Movieland] Reference

It's a long-overdue national moment of triumph after Iraq's national soccer team won the Asian Cup.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 30, 2007] Reference

When I arrived for a long-overdue haircut last week, it was also with the intention of making amends.    From Wordnik.com.  [Losing Hair for No Reason] Reference

Here is a long-overdue idea for an additional piece of stimulus for local economies, and one that won.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peter H. Gleick: Time for a "Cash for Water Clunkers" Program] Reference

It arrives the same day as the company's long-overdue overhaul of its Windows operating system, Vista.    From Wordnik.com.  [Moving Into a New Office] Reference

Puttered in the shop yesterday working on the coronet and starting work on my new long-overdue arm harness.    From Wordnik.com.  [roland Diary Entry] Reference

It gives a whole passel of very deserving photographers long-overdue exposure on an art-world center stage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arts Extra: The 'Censorship Drill Again? Yo Mama!'] Reference

Perhaps they can join with the Democrats and initiate a long-overdue independent investigation of this appalling matter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheney's Cheney Under Indictment] Reference

JANET RENO, ATTORNEY GENERAL: I think it is important for us all to accept Elian's long-overdue reunion with his father.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Breaking News: Gonzalez Family Alleges INS Officials Used Excessive Force - April 22, 2000] Reference

"Today, the country takes a long-overdue step to recognize the sacrifices of these Persian Gulf veterans," the President said.    From Wordnik.com.  [President Meets Persian Gulf Vet On Illness Comp] Reference

This long-overdue decision cannot credibly be described as a "hard call," as a Justice official explains it in your Scope item.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letters] Reference

I hope she can effect long-overdue changes in a system that places little value on its employees and even less on its students.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call] Reference

It was a year of women's long-overdue reaction to the string of setbacks and humiliations inflicted upon them in the past decade.    From Wordnik.com.  [Looking Beyond The Slogans] Reference

And long-overdue appreciation is finally growing for the three modernist poets with the best poetic ears: Crane, Hughes, and Millay.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anis Shivani: What Is the State of American Poetry? Leading American Poets Speak] Reference

Well, today I'm proud to issue a presidential memorandum that paves the way for long-overdue progress in our nation's pursuit of equality.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 17, 2009] Reference

I call on Speaker Hastert to schedule a vote on this long-overdue legislation immediately upon return from the Congressional recess in September.    From Wordnik.com.  [Statement By President On Patients Bill Of Rights] Reference

Raise The Minimum Wage: Congress has delayed increasing the minimum wage for over a year by attaching costly and unnecessary tax cuts to this long-overdue measure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fact Sheet On Americas Priorities] Reference

It is my hope and expectation that the bipartisan action being taken today in Congress will spur the House and the Senate to pass a strong, enforceable and long-overdue bill.    From Wordnik.com.  [Statement By The President On Medicare And Patients Bill] Reference