Stocks have a long shelf life, too, and we buy them in order to use them a long time in the future.

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As you know, tuna fish comes in cans and has a long shelf life.

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There were also practical considerations, since pepper has a long shelf life.

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While it is important to think out of the box when developing products, there markets, like mobile payments, which have a long shelf life.

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That it's a non-biodegradable product made from petroleum whereas fur is very biodegradable and has a long shelf-life.

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Of course, the DVR is popular because it's not tied down by content windows, so as long as streaming content has a shelf life out of our control, the DVR is a necessary evil.

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