"That way you have a nice mix of share-price-linked short-term rewards and long-term involvement with the company, " he says.

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How, they ask, can the Fund have long-term involvement in the poorest countries and, at the same time, be a short-term crisis manager?

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What of the long-term impact of government involvement in the economy?

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In the survey of 348 organisations listed with the Department for Work and Pensions, so-called Third Party providers, 184 answered a series of questions about their involvement in helping the long term sick and disabled to find work.

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Still others claim national service is needed because civic involvement in America is in long-term decline (as evidence, they cite falling voter turnout and Robert Putnam's argument that Americans are joining community organisations less than they used to).

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There were complaints as India tightened rules for long-term tourist visas, after the arrest of a Pakistani American who was accused of involvement in planning the November 2008 attack on Mumbai.

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