A banner with Sheila Klein's name has long since disappeared, merely adding to the mystery of why this quixotic quasi-Menorah exists at all.
The passage has long since been blocked off, he added.
In a sense, this is just a gimmick: the notion of A-sides and B-sides has long since lost its meaning, so whatever added value this kind of packaging has comes via novelty/nostalgia.
The Treasury Department spokeswoman, Michele Davis, said, "He meant it as a joke," though she added that she has long since given up hope that people will take a nuanced view of anything her boss says.
"I have unadulterated enthusiasm for it," Goldberg said, adding that he has long since delegated the task of finding the stuff to an assistant.
The president is eager to take advantage of the Republican majority on Capitol Hill, his aides say, adding that he has long since absorbed the lesson of 1992, when Bill Clinton beat his father partly by casting him as out of touch on the economy.
Of course, he added, the Caracas shop has long since closed.
"The time has long since passed for silence and inaction on the issue of reasonable and rational gun safety legislation," the letter adds.
It has long since become a standby for athletes to say they are merely happy to be at the Olympics, but for Nick Buckland the cliche has added resonance.
He added later, "The idea of a black church standing at the center of all that takes place in a community has long since passed away".
