In economic matters, he was too prone to sacrifice the long-term good for short-term gain. He seemed curiously incurious about vital details, such as the conduct of the war in Iraq.

在经济方面他过于倾向于牺牲长期利益获得短期回报，让人好奇的是他似乎对于一些事关重要的细节并不好奇，比如指挥伊拉克战争。

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Another concern is whether companies conduct some physical oil sales and purchases solely to influence short-term pricing on oil futures markets.

监管机构的另一个担心是，公司在现货市场的一些石油买卖行为是否仅是为了影响石油期货市场的短期价格走势。

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In this paper, we conduct a comprehensive, systematic analysis to Chinese enterprises short-term financing bills.

本文对我国企业短期融资券进行了全面、系统地分析。

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But unlike the Fed, which has the authority to anchor short-term interest rates and conduct open-ended Treasury purchases, the SPR grants the President no such sway in the oil market.

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Multinational firms do not always need to leave the U.S. to hire the workers they want they can also use an L-1 visa to bring workers from their foreign offices to a U.S. site for up to seven years, or they can use a B-1 visa to conduct short-term activities like holding business conferences.

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Presumably the gamble is that the short-term pain will translate to long-term gain by establishing higher standards of conduct and attitude in the squad.

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