lapse of time

The “long lapse of time” and “the attendant dramatic changes in the character” precluded the Oneida nation from the “disruptive remedy” it sought, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote in the majority decision.

“When the lapse of time proves the reality of the evil,” he says in the book, “then the actual bitterness of grief commences.”

Newry Mourne and Down Council said it no longer held details on the Hunter's Mill planning decision "due to the lapse of time" since the application was made in 1998.

Detective Vaaelua said the investigation had posed difficulties, including the lapse of time between when the children died and when their remains were discovered.

Michael Mansfield QC, for Ms Sturgess's family, said: "If this inquiry is going to satisfy the objectives - the search for truth as well as the protection of the public in the future - any more lapse of time will compromise those objectives."