During the late 20th century, we fuelled a consumer boom that has well and truly peaked.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said the housing market slowdown was well and truly underway.
That genie is now well and truly out of the bottle, whoever wins next month.
With the Celtic Tiger well and truly buried, emigration is once again a looming presence in Irish life.
One way of another, the U.S. is likely to be well and truly Sukuked for years to come.
The few hundred Mali supporters who had made it to the game were well and truly drowned out.
We all know that the age of one-way marketing is well and truly over thanks to the digital revolution.
What happened tonight will be well and truly forgotten next week, as long as we do the right things.
Now that the crash is well and truly behind us it is generally accepted that a recovery is in process.
Cynics suggest that Congress is only doing away with Glass-Steagall now because it has already been well and truly bypassed.
Now in the Hague to testify in the Charles Taylor case, Farrow finds herself well and truly back in the spotlight.
If Iraq failed to pass these final tests, America would argue that Saddam had well and truly blown his last chance.
Although the construction bubble has well and truly burst, the fall-out continues.
Ernst Lubitsch and Billy Wilder had well and truly paved the way.
Five years after taking office, Mr Stoiber has emerged well and truly from the huge shadow of his legendary predecesor-but-one, Franz Josef Strauss.
France and England remained at loggerheads throughout the proceedings, but the principle of settling international disputes by discussion was well and truly established.
With the pressure off, the shackles were well and truly removed from the hosts, who were the more fired-up of the two sides throughout.
The government's extended honeymoon period is well and truly over and it is facing mounting attacks from voters and, most importantly, its own supporters.
The reasons might not be entirely obvious but, in essence, Spain is telling Europe: humiliate us and the Euro party is well and truly over.
"We were well and truly beaten, " admitted GB coach Jason Lee.
He said the voluntary housing sector had "well and truly" delivered.
That revolution has well and truly burned out in schools today.
He is a champion in every sense of the word and while he is at the helm, this series is well and truly alive and kicking.
The nimbleness with which he moved his feet, the ease with which he drove either side of the wicket and down the ground, were signs the patient was well and truly healed.
The finance minister's resignation had been expected for weeks, and in Japan such a strong expectation is a cast-iron indicator that the plans had been well and truly laid.
The skiing and snowboarding season is well and truly under way in Europe - in fact if you do not get your skates on, you are going to miss it.
The last two weeks have shattered Cypriots' confidence in their country, and the people are fully aware that like a rabbit in the jungle, Cyprus has been well and truly cornered.
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After the game, boss Carlo Ancelotti said he was encouraged by the display but sounded a note of caution to anyone believing the Blues' bad patch is well and truly behind them.
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