单词 | in the long term |
释义 | > as lemmasin (also over) the long (also short, medium, etc.) term P10. in (also over) the long (also short, medium, etc.) term and variants: over or for a period or the specified length.Cf. long-term adj. and adv., medium-term adj. at medium n. and adj. Compounds 1a, short-term adj. ΚΠ 1938 Econ. Jrnl. 48 522 Their actions in the short term are overridingly governed by the profit-motive. 1954 H. W. Florey Lect. Gen. Pathol. i. 16 Chronic diseases..are generally more severe in their immediate effects, though by no means the more damaging in the long term. 1981 Amer. Libraries May 243/2 This will result in some small problems in the short term but in the medium term will result in a more efficiently filed catalog. 1998 Egypt in Global Econ. (World Bank) vi. 62 The most critical reform initiative in the short- to medium-term should be to improve the management of social security funds. 2015 Daily Mail 21 May 57/1 In the long term, UV rays are thought to contribute to cataracts and macular degeneration. < as lemmas |
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