Sentence examples for overdue step from inspiring English sources

It is, Bain consultants believe, a long overdue step.

I say we can afford to take a small, overdue step in the direction of decency.

Allowing women to become bishops is another long overdue step towards gender equality in senior positions.

A gang rehabilitation centre is a necessary and overdue step towards ending the epidemic of gangs on our streets.

The Gonzalez debate, shameful though it has been, might give Congress the political cover to take this overdue step.

Liang said Beijing's apparent decision to scrap the one-child policy was a positive and long overdue step.

"This is a long-overdue step to protect the air we breathe".

"Getting rid of cost-sharing is a long-overdue step in the right direction," said Kenneth E. Thorpe, a professor of health policy at Emory University in Atlanta.

Issuing report cards for parents is a long-overdue step in reinforcing the message to students that education is a serious business.

But on balance, the rules give patients enormous power to control the release of their own medical information, a long-overdue step to ensure privacy.

The proposal takes the long-overdue step of phasing out the portion of the student-loan program that relies on private lenders.