But in centralised Britain diversity and experimentation in local government are unexpected, and thoroughly welcome.
For some operators, text messages now account for more than 10% of revenue.This money is thoroughly welcome.
That was a thoroughly welcome announcement, coming as BA suffered delays and cancellations due to security fears about some of its flights.
Mattis, Fallon said, was "thoroughly welcome" to both the UK military and its defense establishment, as a known and trusted entity.
In addition, the 2009 Oscars gave a thoroughly welcome prize to Man On Wire, the extraordinary British documentary about Philippe Petit, the man who wire-walked New York's twin towers in 1974.
So the most sensible course, after Turkey's forthcoming election, would be to let the negotiations continue, and see how much progress Turkey makes.For the most part, when it comes to foreign policy, both Mr Sarkozy's arrival and Mr Chirac's departure are thoroughly welcome.
Meanwhile, "The Normal One" provides a great service for the siblings of truly damaged individuals, those quiet, self-denying brothers and sisters who, perhaps for the first time in their lives, will recognize in Safer a passionate advocate from the world of psychotherapy, speaking out on their behalf with a deeply intelligent, fully informed and thoroughly welcome voice.
Played by Mr. D'Onofrio as a man of modest gifts for whom the priesthood is less a religious vocation than a comfortable career choice, he's a familiar and thoroughly welcome antidote to the melancholy lineup of wayward clerics who have been perp-walked through the media of late.
Why on earth launch a showy new pound coin with so much fanfare, when the real news is supposed to be the UK's superb growth projections, absurdly generous new subsidies for childcare and a thoroughly welcome rise in the income tax threshold, courtesy of Nick Clegg?
As in the first movie, her antagonism toward Indy melts too rapidly to be believable, but it's a thoroughly welcome romance, and character development was never all that essential to the stories.
