They are punishing themselves by throwing out long term planning and implementation, in favor of short term gains.

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The unit was set up to look at the long-term delivery and implementation of the government's 10-year plans.

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With our long-term approach to government technology implementation, however, Oakland County has shown that driving innovation in a tough economy is possible and even necessary for the continued provision of critical government services.

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During the Working Group meetingthe Afghan government and the international community vowed to continue mutual cooperation to further the conservation and development process and to begin implementation of a long term plan that would ensure the preservation of the site for future generations of Afghans and people from all over the World.

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Long-term contracts have become the norm in hockey following the salary cap implementation after the lockout in 2004-2005.

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