Only 7% of people who enter into a prolonged vegetative state have good recoveries.
For others, it encapsulates a prolonged period of high volatility (in either economies or asset markets).
In any event, Lott said he would not allow a prolonged campaign finance debate.
Even without a market crash, a prolonged impasse would be bad for the economy.
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South Korea, according to the Bank of Korea, faces a prolonged period of underperformance.
That should enable it to survive a prolonged period of depressed prices for gas.
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If this trend continues, it will make even a prolonged writers' strike seem inconsequential.
Each injury caused by a firearm sets in motion a prolonged series of events.
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They are not protecting themselves against a prolonged bear market in shares and bonds.
But rather than face a prolonged civil action, Lord Archer may eventually decide to settle.
After his shock defeat, the Spaniard took a prolonged break to recover from tendinitis in both knees.
Deflation is a prolonged drop in wages, prices and the value of assets like stocks and houses.
And not even a prolonged conflict in the Middle East may bring about such an inflated price.
They will enter a prolonged stagnation like Japan did in the 1990s, dragging the rest of Europe along.
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Getting better than the compeittion is one thing, staying better for a prolonged period of time is another.
Taken too far, the logic of the activists could largely dismember the defense sector during a prolonged downturn.
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The United States and China simply have too much to lose in a prolonged confrontation of any sort.
Have you developed a business policy to deal with reduced network functionality for a prolonged period of time?
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The 1970s were a prolonged period of economic trouble that created deep skepticism about stocks, not unlike today.
Iberia has been hit by increased competition from low-cost carriers and a prolonged recession in its home market.
If they falter, the market must lose some motive power even in a prolonged low interest rate setting.
The election is still a year away and the SPD wanted to spare its candidate a prolonged grilling.
Because gas generates around 40% of Britain's electricity, a prolonged chill would affect domestic energy prices as well.
And remittances, a big source of foreign-exchange revenue in the region, could fall steeply in a prolonged slowdown.
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By putting a former insider in charge, the board has avoided a prolonged transition during a period of uncertainty.
The world's stock markets were in a prolonged slump, but Goldman invested in new growth and more trading technology.
She had been in cardiac and respiratory arrest for a prolonged period of time when the rescue team arrived.
The horse underwent surgery again 24 hours after a prolonged operation to remove a blockage of the small intestine.
Stocks are looking to rebound from a prolonged correction exacerbated by an extremely lackluster Facebook (FB) IPO.
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