"With more stable infrastructure, once it's rebuilt, with a more robust health system, there's an opportunity to not only deal with the immediate tragedy of the earthquake, but hopefully, some of the longer-term crises that Haitians have experienced day in and day out."

VOA: special.2010.02.01

But, when you move from lending money to the government -either short-term with bills or longer term with bonds -to investing in the equity market, there's a stunning difference in terms of the returns.

当你转变投资方式,从借钱给政府,即通过短期债券或长期债券的形式,变成投资于股票市场,回报率的差别会大到让你吃惊

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Democrats and Republicans continue to argue what the true longer-term costs will be, with 10-year costs of the House measure put at more than $1 trillion.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

"If the Fed goes out and buys longer-term Treasury securities, and buys them in significant amounts, what will happen is longer-term interest rates should come down.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

In the year-long battle over reform, President Obama stressed the importance of billions of dollars in longer-term savings from reducing waste in the current health care system.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

In advance of formal talks, Democratic leaders are stressing the need to come up with a consensus that can deliver health care security and quality while controlling short and longer-term costs.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Pelosi has faced opposition from fiscally-conservative Democrats still nervous about the longer-term cost of the legislation,and opposition from some her in party who assert that language in the measure does not go far enough to ensure a continuing ban on the use of federal funds for abortion.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19