Sentence examples for overdue measure from inspiring English sources

The rule, which industry can afford, is a long overdue measure for cleaner air and a healthier America.

The reputation of the entire Congress is on the line if House leaders delay enacting this sensible and overdue measure.

But the overdue measure has been in limbo because the Democrats who control the State Senate's calendar keep dawdling over scheduling a recorded vote on the floor.

Mr. Collins's announcement coincided with the reintroduction in the House and Senate of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, an overdue measure to outlaw employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

But as promising as this overdue measure may be, state legislatures and university administrators alike need to make sure they're being as thorough as possible in this moment when real reform, for once, doesn't seem impossible.

Three years ago the labour MP John Austin, backed by Simon Hughes of the Liberal Democrats, tried to persuade the Commons that this was an overdue measure: "Blasphemy outrages people's sensibilities, whereas incitement endangers their material and physical well-being.

This should make it easier for Congress to pass long overdue measures for helping underwater homeowners, and to begin reducing Washington's huge footprint in our housing markets.

Such improvements might include better training, higher salaries, and increased prestige for orphanage staff," among other important and overdue measures.

And yet, change will not come until whites admit the gross inequalities heaped upon African Americans and take long overdue measures to redress past and contemporary wrongs.

I enthusiastically support Andrew Blumenfeld's school board candidacy because he fully recognizes the importance of returning the lost 4.5 days to our students, and of putting long overdue measures in place for ensuring high teacher standards throughout our district.

European steel producers championed an effort by big American rivals today to combine into a single company as a necessary and long-overdue measure to streamline a bloated industry.