But the appeal is to emotion, not to the practical, long-term interest of helping the disadvantaged.
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So it serves as a signal, a deterrent, as much as it does as having a near-term, practical impact.
That would be the case if the nation were finally impelled to do the one practical, near-term and affordable thing that would, over time, dramatically reduce our dependence on oil: Wean the U.S. automotive fleet from its current, almost complete reliance on petroleum-derived gasoline.
Resuming a boycott then would have little practical effect in the short term.
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In the short term, more practical ideas have been suggested by the Farm Animal Welfare council, an expert body which advises the government.
And even though Moussavi continues to defy the government, some say he's not a practical choice for any long-term movement.
Finally, the diet can be expensive (grass-fed, organic meats and eggs are more expensive) and inconvenient due to the limitation of food choices, both of which make this diet less practical for the average person long term.
" Yau says he is very practical about it, although his friends say a better term is "too direct.
Comparing terms is often a complicated analysis and the practical cost-of-capital of a given debt term sheet is sometimes hard to calculate.
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The most practical objection to sex-selective abortion is the long-term effect on society.
MeXvi seeks to improve the quality of life of the lower socioeconomic segment by making an aspirational long term asset, a house, available in a practical and affordable manner.
Given that using an H-1B visa is often the only practical way to hire a foreign national to work long-term in the U.S. that would present a major problem for growth and innovation.
As a practical matter, Moscow's ability to attract interbank deposits, renew short-term credit lines and secure Western loans has been sharply curtailed by the Soviet Union's non-creditworthy status and its massive arrearages to Western firms.
For practical, economic and political reasons, these two projects have morphed largely into programs of modest near-term upgrades in existing commuter-rail services in metropolitan areas along the proposed lines, confirming our premise that when money is tight, we should improve on what we already have before building something new.
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Bill Clinton took the same practical approach and got to a balanced federal budget as soon as he could, at the beginning of his second term.
In practical terms, an H-1B temporary visa is often the only way to hire a foreign national long-term to work in the United States, including international students off U.S. campuses.
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