Banks need to arrest the slide with a combination of freethinking, wise action and prudent policies that put long-term benefits over short term interests.
So US short term interests, like for instance preventing terrorist attacks against itself or its interests, will have to be sacrificed for the greater good of bringing the Muslim Brotherhood to power in democratic elections.
Neither the long-term strategic interests of the United States nor the short-term interests of its taxpayers will be served if American resources continue to be squandered in ways that retard, rather than advance, this process.
The MPAA and RIAA want to protect their own short-term interests rather than adapt to new market forces.
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Parochial and short-term interests are sure to hold up the drafting of a new constitution leading to free elections.
Now, it's undoubtedly in the short-term interests of individual corporations at any given moment to pay less in taxes, to deal with fewer regulations -- I understand that.
Wardle is thought to have a cut-off date after which he believes it will no longer be in the club's short-term interests to further delay signing new players but it is not thought to be imminent.
It is always easier to make the sort of concessions needed to secure agreement among such a large number of countries (141 will be represented in Doha) when the economic outlook is buoyant and governments feel freer to look beyond their own short-term interests.
And I remain optimistic, but not naively so, that this is going to be hard work and each side is going to have to look inward to determine what is in their long-term interests, and not just what are in their short-term tactical interests, which tends to perpetuate a conflict as opposed to solving it.
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You know, there are certain things that are gut to you that you can't betray just because of short-term political interests.
This helps to reduce the influence of short-term political interests.
Though the Ugandans then joined in, Rwanda accused them of failing to fight the same war, of pursuing short-term commercial interests and of losing sight of the real enemy.
It now seems very apparent that the Southern Cross business model was built on the basis of short-term vested interests: those of its owners in the mid-noughties, and maybe those of its directors since then.
Whether in the form of options, the outright grant of shares, bonuses tied to criteria such as earnings or revenue growth, or some other means, pay should be explicitly aligned with the long-term interests of the owners, not short-term blips in share prices or profits.
Admirers of family-controlled companies say Investor demonstrates two of their big advantages: they are able to take longer-term decisions without worrying about being taken over or meeting short-term profit targets, and the interests of managers and shareholders are well aligned.
The firm also says that such packages must be appropriately balanced between short-term and long-term interests as well as reflect the entire scope of the operations.
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And so both sides have to begin to think about their long-term strategic interests instead of worrying about can I gain a short-term tactical advantage here or there, and say to themselves, what's the big picture and how do we get this done?
But to confuse such short-term, expediency-driven common interests with a durable strategic partnership is, for want of a better term, globaloney.
The real world, however, requires a clear understanding of all the relevant local legal, financial and operational constraints, while balancing short-term traction with long-term strategic interests.
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Dean called for federal support for the beef industry in the short-term and "an administration that will put the interests of our consumers and ranchers ahead of the president's corporate backers" in the long-term.
But that can only be done if both parties are responding to the interests of the American people and not their short-term politics.
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"Localized reactions against U.S. and Western interests in the Arabian peninsula are more likely in the short term, " she said.
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Critics of for-profit education generally contend that the private sector is willing to sacrifice educational quality and the interests of the student in order to generate a short-term profit, an argument that Stanfield suggests is largely unsubstantiated by economic theory, empirical evidence or sound reasoning.
Empowering Islamic extremists to achieve questionable short-term goals does not serve America's long-term security or interests.
As a direct consequence of the Macondo Incident, we were forced to revise our short-term business priorities and expand our focus to protect the immediate and long-term interests of our Company.
Those who have acted in their national short-term self-interest will find that their actions do not serve their long-term interests in a climate- and resource-constrained world.
Such leaders can be expected to exercise much more international centric decision making and feel much less need to subordinate the long-term interests of the U.S. over those of other countries offering better short-term benefits.
This meant there was an "over-emphasis" on short-term financial performance, reinforced by a bonus and pay culture that rewarded money-making over serving the interests of customers and clients.
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