For others, it encapsulates a prolonged period of high volatility (in either economies or asset markets).
South Korea, according to the Bank of Korea, faces a prolonged period of underperformance.
That should enable it to survive a prolonged period of depressed prices for gas.
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Getting better than the compeittion is one thing, staying better for a prolonged period of time is another.
Have you developed a business policy to deal with reduced network functionality for a prolonged period of time?
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The 1970s were a prolonged period of economic trouble that created deep skepticism about stocks, not unlike today.
Thus, any prolonged period of growth in the manufacturing sector would help reduce dependency on the public sector.
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She had been in cardiac and respiratory arrest for a prolonged period of time when the rescue team arrived.
There was even a prolonged period when Bond looked likely never to return.
According to Canaccord Genuity sustainability analyst Eric Prouty, ferrous scrap prices are likely to rise for a prolonged period of time.
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Prolonged period of complete isolation: the expedition will be alone, isolated and have to be self-sufficient for at least 7-9 months.
Scottish Labour has, frankly, vacillated over a prolonged period with regard to the overall method and structure of local government finance.
Those who buy policies pay premiums over a prolonged period of time.
Thanks to several rounds of quantitative easing both short-term and long-term rates have hovered near zero levels for a prolonged period of time.
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The airline said it conducted an inquiry after it was notified that cabin crew members were in the cockpit for a prolonged period.
Moin's appointment comes during a prolonged period change for Pakistan, who also appointed Javed Miandad as new coach during the current Test series.
All of this happened against the backdrop of many parts of the northern hemisphere being gripped by a prolonged period of sub-zero temperatures.
Our central bank has neither prevented nor even predicted this prolonged period of excess inflation, which has so devalued the average pay packet.
With consumers stretched thin and interest rates rising, a prolonged period of high petrol prices might well force households to retrench, at least temporarily.
In the poetry category, John Burnside's win comes after a prolonged period in which poets Ted Hughes and Seamus Heaney dominated the Whitbread awards.
To understand how ultra-easy money for a prolonged period of time misguides animal spirits, we define and distinguish two forms, demand-side entrepreneurship and supply-side entrepreneurship.
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But a prolonged period of sky-high interest rates, which may be necessary to defend the exchange rate, can wreak havoc with a country's banking system.
But a prolonged period of sluggish economic growth could rapidly make the budget numbers even worse, if tax receipts fall and government spending rises further.
It called for both governments to "maintain a clear focus on tackling the barriers to growth" and support business through a prolonged period of below-trend growth.
After a prolonged period of quiet, the BarkLimiter will reset itself to two levels below the dog's maximum level reached and begin rising again if barking resumes.
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That included military space programs, which experts believed would be required to preserve the peace during what was expected to be a prolonged period of diminished tensions.
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Stephen Moir, the deputy chief executive at Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, said that its working relationship with Unite "has been deeply disappointing over a prolonged period".
The latest minutes suggest that the rest of the MPC is also mindful of the long-term damage that might come from this prolonged period of slow growth.
Tim Lee of pi Economics reckons that American profits may be depressed for some time, because the country is headed for a prolonged period of slow growth.
Most think a prolonged period of easy monetary policy and a slow release of pent-up demand for durable goods and homes can yield growth of at least 3%.
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