Instead, his firing on Friday morning signals perhaps an opportune moment to swing the pendulum in a more equitable and ethical direction at major universities.

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That might prove an opportune moment to merge the two Gs.

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So this biography of Bishop Belo appears at an opportune moment.

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Their confessions were apparently held back for an opportune moment.

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With an economy still growing at over 4%, and record foreign-exchange reserves, this would have been, but for the election, an opportune moment for a spot of serious belt-tightening.

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"Given the expected change in ownership of ABN Amro, this is an opportune moment for me to look at my future, " the departing CFO Hugh Scott-Barrett said in a statement.

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And certainly the rebalancing comes at an opportune moment.

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Now, the rediscovery of Belgium's hidden train treasures comes at an opportune moment because enthusiasts in the East are awakening to their own heritage, and supplies of their steam engines are drying up.

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"Given the expected change in ownership of ABN Amro (nyse: ABN - news - people ), this is an opportune moment for me to look at my future, " the departing CFO Hugh Scott-Barrett said in a statement.

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