They are often late, over budget, or both.
WELL before midsummer, the sun sets late over Paris.
Would Thursday or Friday be too late over there?
Plenty of other countries have agonised too little or too late over shameful acts; some never do so.
Criticism After Adorno There has been lots of hand-wringing of late over the state of criticism.
Shares of the financial firm have been battered of late over fears the company lacks sufficient capital.
No fewer than three reviewers posted glowing notices for James Kelman's How Late It Was, How Late over the last week.
This project is now late, over budget, the IT system is a mess and half the cabinet will tell anyone who will listen that the scheme is doomed.
Hawksmoor looked to be crying out for the mile of the May Hill Stakes when getting up late over seven furlongs in the Prestige Stakes at Goodwood recently and is fancied to see off a potent Irish challenge.
The chancellor himself has been forced on to the back foot of late, over pension reform, over economic and fiscal forecasts, over an expensive mess on tax credits for the poor (see article).
NASA has, however, come up with the rather desperate suggestion that it could lead to a treatment for osteoporosis.Given that it is late, over budget, and of uncertain scientific value, why is the space station being built at all? Partly to give America's astronauts something to do: sacking all those heroic explorers would cause an outcry.
