That subway line, which only recently had been opened, has been plagued by problems.
Ex-communist Europe, which only recently threw off the command economy, is less hostile.
Raffles University, which only recently received approval to enroll foreigners, has 30 Malaysian students.
Both may soon face tougher competition from traditional radio stations, which only recently received regulatory clearance to broadcast digital signals.
(UBS Warburg, which only recently built an investment banking franchise in Asia, is widely viewed as an also-ran).
It excludes some policy changes in Europe, such as tax cuts in France and Germany, which only recently took effect.
M&S, which only recently introduced a six-week lead time on its more regular items, has suffered from shortages.
Last week Sainsbury's new chief executive Mike Coupe set out his strategy for the retailer which only recently started to founder.
Starting Wednesday, for six weeks, "Waist Down" will be at Prada's SoHo store, which only recently reopened after a fire in January.
That is unheard-of among state-owned companies in China, which only recently began paying attention to profits, let alone the role of managers in producing them.
But his article, "Breaking the War Mentality," which only recently has been rediscovered, said little about how to achieve the utopian dream.
