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The English law, which in this respect, has been adopted by us, frequently requires things to be done within a reasonable time [...] A bill of exchange, for example, must be presented within a reasonable time Chitty, Bills, 197-202. An abandonment must be made within a reasonable time after advice received of the loss. (A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier.)

Therefore, public or state ownership of industry is seen as a temporary measure to be adopted during the transition from capitalism to socialism, which will eventually be displaced by common ownership as state authority becomes obsolete as class distinctions evaporate. (Wikipedia)

The Danish Competition Council has adopted a decision finding that a company has abused its dominant position in the market for the supply of films and multimedia, such as computer games, to Danish public libraries by indirectly bundling its products. (Practical Law)

Import substitution, economic policy adopted in most developing countries from the 1930s to the 1980s to promote industrialization by protecting domestic producers from the competition of imports. Protection—in the form of high tariffs or the restriction of imports through quotas—was applied indiscriminately, often to inherently high-cost industries that had no hope of ever becoming internationally competitive. (Encyclopædia Britannica)