in the long run

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in the long/short run

a long or short time in the future It means spending a bit now, but in the long run it'll save us a lot of money. Although prices may rise in the short run, they should begin to fall again by the end of the year.

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I have found out, beyond any doubt whatever, that disobedient boys are certainly far from happy, and that, in the long run, they always lose out. The Adventures Of Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo View in context Every one being allowed to learn to read, ruineth in the long run not only writing but also thinking. Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context In some States the Specimens are occasionally fed and suffered to exist for several years; but in the more temperate and better regulated regions, it is found in the long run more advantageous for the educational interests of the young, to dispense with food, and to renew the Specimens every month -- which is about the average duration of the foodless existence of the Criminal class. Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context			in the final analysis in the first place in the first place and in the first instance in the flesh in the fullness of time in the grand scheme of things in the grip of in the groove in the gutter in the hands of in the heat of in the heat of the moment in the hole in the hopper in the hot seat in the house in the interest of in the interest of saving time in the interim in the know in the lap of luxury in the laundry in the light of in the line of duty in the line of fire in the long run in the long term in the loop in the main in the mainstream in the making in the market in the market for in the meantime in the meanwhile in the middle of in the middle of nowhere in the midst of in the money in the mood in the name of in the near future in the neighborhood of in the nick of time in the offing in the open in the palm of hand in the picture in the pink in the pipeline in the poorhouse			In the Know Traveler In the Land of Wonderful Dreams in the lap of luxury in the last analysis in the last analysis in the last analysis in the last analysis in the last analysis in the last analysis in the laundry in the law of libel and slander malice in the law of libel and slander malice in the law of libel and slander malice in the law of libel and slander malice in the lead in the lead in the least in the least In The Life In the Light In the Light In the Light In the Light In the Light Ministries in the light of in the limelight in the limelight In the Line of Duty In the line of fire in the long haul in the long run in the long term in the loop in the loop in the loop in the loop in the loop In the lump in the lurch in the lurch in the lurch in the main in the main in the main in the mainstream in the making in the market in the market in the market in the market in the market in the market for in the mass In The Mean Time in the meantime in the meantime in the meantime in the meantime In the Meantime Men's Group in the meanwhile in the meanwhile

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