In the very short run it might even sell government securities, but open market sales and money shrinkage would be too harsh a medicine to go on for very long.
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The Berkshire Hathaway meeting's expected all-time record attendance, which is bound to do wonders for Omaha's economy over the very short run, is a far cry from the puny 12 people ("including my relatives, " Buffett told Forbes) that didn't even fill a small room back in 1982, in the days before Buffett became widely known as the Sage of Omaha.
Japan has had very low interest rates (both short-run and long-run) for a couple of decades, yet the economy has remained stagnant.
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So in the long run the economy suffers terribly, but in the short run, it may look very good.
Charlie Crist went from, 18 months ago, being on the very short list of a Republican vice president to being run out of his own party.
Otherwise oncologists, who face important fixed expenditures in the short run, might be forced to make some very unfortunate decisions.
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There has been much debate lately about the concept of "decoupling, " or the idea that international markets can deliver strong economic growth and robust equity returns in the face of a recession, or at least a very sharp slowdown in the U.S. In the short run, that may be wishful thinking.
Short of a very big political upheaval they will be in the final run-off.
In other words, Republicans should be very careful about having their energy dissipated by a series of diversionary battles over short-run spending bills.
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He s 47 home runs short of Hank Aaron s career home run record, setting up a very uncomfortable on-field commemoration when he breaks the record in late 2006 or early 2007.
"The focus on short-run challenges may lead to stock price declines and ultimately create a very interesting buying opportunity for the shares at a later date, " Morningstar said in a research note.
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