He is not British, but came to the UK at an opportune time - in the wake of "ClimateGate" - to promote his book Heaven and Earth.

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The news comes at an opportune time for Alcoa, which last summer launched new aluminum alloys that it says will lower the cost, weight and maintenance of aircraft compared with the composites currently used.

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Strauss Kahn's statement also said the women's testimony had been disclosed at an "opportune time, " just before the final round of the French presidential election.

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The museum opens at an opportune time.

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Experts say the increase in cash-out refinancing comes at an opportune time: Interest rates remain near historic lows and the U.S. stock market is at record highs.

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The sale was made at an opportune time.

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The pursuit of the record could not have come at a more opportune time for baseball.

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The drug firms' push into consumerland comes at an opportune time.

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David Walentas, the founder of Two Trees, said it was more than luck that brought his building to market at an opportune time.

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