short-term pain
collocation in Englishmeaningsofshort-termandpain
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short-term
adjective
uk/ˌʃɔːtˈtɜːm/us/ˈʃɔːrt.tɝːm/
lasting a ...
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pain
noun[C or U]
uk/peɪn/us/peɪn/
a feeling of physical suffering caused by injury ...
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(Definition ofshort-termandpainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Advocates of market liberalization commonly worry that democracies will eschew economically rational policies because voters cannot tolerateshort-termpainon the promise of long-term gain.
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The graph understates the total investment in 1983 since a third of theshort-termpaintook the form of immediate benefit cuts, not captured here.
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And it is precisely for this reason that it makes groups allied with the governing party less likely to acceptshort-termpainfor long-term gain.
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They would still have the option of using their primary order (national) elections to register opposition to theshort-termpainwhich the reforms would impose.
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In no circumstances should we expose the wider economy to the risk of inflation because of theshort-termpainof some exporters.
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Whatever theshort-termpainto the manufacturers, demanding and well-informed consumers are an important part of ensuring that we have healthily competitive markets.
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Compared with the long-term disastrous effects of that, the option ofshort-termpaincaused by cutting expenditure must be preferred.
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Short-termpainis inevitable given the scientific advice and the relevant stocks.
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Short-termpainhas led only to long-term pain.
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I am sure that we shall all put up with theshort-termpainof high interest rates for a while, to cure inflation once and for all.
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I believe that we can achieve such a future, even though there is no doubt that there will beshort-termpainin order to achieve the longer-term gain.
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Though knee taping has been shown to offershort-termpainrelief, its long-term efficacy is confounded by several studies.
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Microwave diathermy-induced hyperthermia producedshort-termpainrelief in established supraspinatus tendinopathy.
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In essence, the predator undergoesshort-termpainfor long-term gain.
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The injections may be an effective modality forshort-termpainrelief up to one month, but studies failed to show effective pain relief after three months.
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