In fact, he should have done it 18 months ago, but better late than never.

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But, better late than never I guess.

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So it won't arrive in January as originally planned, but better a little late than never, right?

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Of course, Mike Rice's termination was long overdue, but late is better than never.

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Sir John Moberley, a former British ambassador, agreed that European input at an earlier stage would have been useful but argued that international intervention was better late than never.

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He has clients in their 40s and 50s who set up trusts for their parents in their 70s and 80s, but of course, it always is better late than never: One 75-year-old client recently came in to set up a trust for his mother.

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Not a perfect one, and certainly not a moment too soon, but a better one than before, and better late than never.

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But asking for it late is better than asking for it never.

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Perhaps, Calderon suggested, issues important to Latin America took a back seat in the U.S. after the 9-11 attacks, but he said he'll tell Mr. Bush better late than never.

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