Now that a settlement has been reached, eager lawyers can get to work in earnest on class-action lawsuits on investors' behalf.

ECONOMIST: The Wall Street settlement

And on July 16th it delayed its second gathering until August, when it hopes to start work in earnest.

ECONOMIST: Haiti's earthquake

The requesting Inspectors General are tasked with overseeing investigations that can take multiple years to complete, and the oversight work often begins in earnest during the final phases of a project.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

Construction on the facility - believed by the US to be large enough to contain 3, 000 centrifuges, not large enough for commercial work - started in earnest in mid-2006, diplomatic sources said.

BBC: Iran 'concealed nuclear facility'