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Others had long contended that TfL's budgets were undesirably opaque.

On Tuesday, Mr. Kelly acknowledged that he had cooperated, though his staff had long contended that he had not.

Mr. Estrada, 72, had long contended that the constitutional ban does not apply to him because he completed less than half of his six-year term.

Many people in the city — including activists, victims and witnesses — had long contended that racial violence was being ignored by local law enforcement.

In a 2001 book, he confronted the relationship of Russians and Jews, a subject that some critics had long contended he had ignored or belittled in his fiction.

Mr. Morita, a co-founder of Sony, and another executive, Norio Ohga, had long contended that content was crucial in promoting Sony's expanding electronics universe, first wading into music with a venture with CBS Records in 1968.

Critics have long contended that such estimates downplayed the dangers.

The former officials have long contended that Pakistan has obstructed talks.

The Fed and Treasury have long contended that they did not have the legal authority to save Lehman.

The police have long contended that the stop-and-frisks are effective in fighting crime.

Ms. Deen and her brother have long contended that Ms. Jackson was bent on revenge.