An economic and political system that does not deliver for most citizens is one that is not sustainable in the long run.

Without political reform, the long run viability of such a system is in doubt.

This regime cannot survive in the long term with a political crisis such as the one it now faces.

The use of the new system would promote efficiency and motivation and, in the long term, facilitate credible performance evaluation.

By contrast, grand coalitions are, in the long term, likely to raise doubts about the system and encourage radical groups.

Government is not the best form of organization of a financial system in the long term, and even in the short term it is not very good.

True, they might not be able to topple the new regime, but they will be able to de stabilize Iraq over the long term, in the hope of forcing a negotiated settlement of their grievances.

Look at the distant horizon!

Taking Hope in the Long View

So much for the long term.

Long range pollution

The ocean extends to the distant horizon.

This process does work in the long run.

Stocks and the Long Run

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Out of sight, out of mind.

It is a policy for the long term.

So the long term could be long in coming.

The far side has more visible craters.

Convention on Long range Transboundary Air Pollution.

An economic and political system that does not deliver for most citizens is one that is not sustainable in the long run. Eventually, faith in democracy and the market economy will erode, and the legitimacy of existing institutions and arrangements will be called into question.

So, yes, government spending provides a short term boost, but there is a trade off with long run secular decline.

That world is long gone.

I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term.

Peace must be made sustainable in the long term.

The Israeli disengagement will be judged over the long term.

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We also must plan to change for the long term.

The period of rapid progress is not in the distant past.

The most promising technology in the long term is solar power.

The Long Term view is becoming prevalent amongst investors.

When that happens, the long run future will be now.

In the long run, this is dangerous.

In the long run, more diversity is needed.

The long run damage could be devastating.

Chinese growth is set to slow over the longer run, as well.

What the world needs now are leaders who look to the long term future.

In the long term, the challenge is more vague, but deeper.

That is not a recipe for long term stability.

In the long run, however, the outcome of backing down may not be so clear.

Acting now means less spending in the long run.

In the long run, WikiLeaks matters for two reasons.

This is about 4 in nominal terms, and faster growth will hardly be possible in the longer run.

By contrast, democratic regimes with widespread property ownership typically best protect property rights over the long term, because enough people in the polity want to protect property.

We knew that premature attempts to achieve long term fiscal balance would worsen the short term crisis and thus be counterproductive in the long run.