Certainly, most Russians still consider the military operation a long overdue effort to bring order to the breakaway republic.
Wood says he's having a long overdue operation next month to fix a cracked bone in his foot "so I'm ready for action next year just in case".
That forced the hand of the club's absentee owners as they contemplated a long overdue rebuilding operation and concluded the former Everton manager could not be trusted to oversee it.
What next: A Morris response to Operation Shock and Awe is already overdue.
His 2012 budget proposal said that "the administration is proposing to use savings from ending the war in Iraq and winding down operations in Afghanistan" on what it called "overdue" transportation investments.
The ranking member of the Committee on House Administration, Rep. Robert Brady, D-Pa., says he, too, wants his committee to conduct an oversight hearing on FEC operations -- something he described as "long overdue".
Before breaking for the August recess, Congressional leaders now hope to wrap up the unemployment aid, another bill to provide loans and incentives to help small businesses, and an overdue measure to provide money for combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Two of three plants of Daewoo Motors in Korea suspended operations after parts suppliers stopped sending their products while demanding more than $600 million in overdue payments from the bankrupt company.
A senior consultant with Sparta Systems, Katie Dowling, says the food industry is well overdue for a tech makeover, and food businesses could actually save money by improving operations.
However, early in the operation, her propulsion system was damaged when a reduction gear in the ship's engine broke, a casualty of her overdue maintenance.
Bolland has claimed that investment in M&S's stores and online operation was long overdue when he replaced Sir Stuart Rose.
