short-term solution

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meaningsofshort-termandsolution

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short-term
adjective
uk
/ˌʃɔːtˈtɜːm/us
/ˈʃɔːrt.tɝːm/
lasting a ...
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solution
noun
uk
/səˈluː.ʃən/us
/səˈluː.ʃən/
the answer to ...
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(Definition ofshort-termandsolutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If the latter view is correct, then we seem to be pursuing ashort-termsolutionthat jeopardizes long-term environmental sustainability.
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The regulation which we are going to adopt tomorrow is ashort-termsolution.
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It is not right to seek ashort-termsolutionto the problem.
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Present indications are that the upgrading of existing roads would provide only ashort-termsolutionat considerable cost.
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To do so would be to fall into the old trap of trying to provide ashort-termsolutionto a long-term problem.
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It will be necessary also to find ashort-termsolutionfor 1983.
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He said that he could see noshort-termsolutionto the problem.
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My understanding is that the lorry containers to which he referred are a temporary andshort-termsolutionas the process of building capacity continues.
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But this, though satisfying and worthwhile in its own right, is merely ashort-termsolutionto a short-term problem.
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The current proposals could be illegal and are likely to be reversed immediately, thus offering only ashort-termsolution, whereas we want a long-term solution.
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Meanwhile, we come back to what theshort-termsolutionshould be.
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If ever there were ashort-termsolutionwith infinite long-term dangers, it is devaluation.
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I do not think that that is a factor which can have any part in anyshort-termsolutionto the problems in our prisons.
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There is no easy, painless,short-termsolutionto this.
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This would be only ashort-termsolutionbecause we have not enough natural gas to carry this out as a general policy.
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It would be ashort-termsolutiononly and would put off the ultimate decision when electrification or permanent upgrading would have to take place.
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