The belated return of Grealish, who was named as Villa's captain, produced an immediate improvement.
Balls were dribbled, dunks were thrown down, and T-shirts were tossed — the first tangible proof of the N.B.A.'s belated return.
He will again argue Britain needs to tackle deep-rooted problems that began before the recession and will not be solved simply by a belated return to growth.
The belated return of the personnel who recorded Last Splash – including bassist Josephine Wiggs and drummer Jim Macpherson – appears to have been genuinely rejuvenating rather than merely contractual.
There was joy again at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, a blend of holiday cheer, pent-up expectation and the thrill of the N.B.A.'s belated return after a long, strange off-season.
Sellars's belated return to Salzburg is a sign that Hinterhäuser intends to revive the spirit of the Mortier regime, which caused consternation at the time but is now remembered as a golden age.
In the last few years of his life, Curtis made a belated return to performing, making some low-key pub appearances and singing old R&B numbers for the Merseycats charity in Huyton, Merseyside.
David Moyes wanted a more severe punishment for Yakubu Ayegbeni's belated return from the African Cup of Nations than an £80,000 fine and one-game ban but, presented with the peace offering of a match ball last night, the Everton manager had no choice but to invite the £11m striker back in from the cold.
Rival studios are giving the date a wide berth, which opens a window of opportunity for modest, home-grown indie flicks London Road (adapted from the National Theatre stage production) and a nationwide roll-out for Queen and Country (John Boorman's belated return to the semi-autobiographical terrain of 1987's Hope and Glory).
Coverage of the Mercury Prize,as with the current discourse of what remains of the music press, was couched in terms of a British musical renaissance: a belated return to the glory days of Blur and Oasis, and a revival of the national myth, whose source lies in the story of those four young godheads from Liverpool.
