longer-term issue

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issue
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪʃ.uː/us
/ˈɪʃ.uː/
a subject or problem that people are thinking and ...
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(Definition ofissuefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is also alonger-termissue, which is that of media ownership.
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Alonger-termissueis the question of self-regulation, and whether ours is indeed the right body to make such decisions and conduct such investigations.
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There are two issues: the immediate issue and the medium andlonger-termissue.
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On thelonger-termissue, of course it must take some time.
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Finally, one word about thelonger-termissueof international machinery to deal with disasters.
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I have already said that privatisation is alonger-termissue.
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There is a bigger andlonger-termissue.
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I wish to concentrate more on thelonger-termissueand to make the point that this is as much an emergency and a matter of urgency as the famine.
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The firstlonger-termissueis about using contractual relations between milk farmers and the dairy industry to better balance supply and demand in the dairy market.
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There is alonger-termissue.
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We need an urgent debate on the longer-term issues.
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We are now considering the longer-term issues of local government functions, structure and finance.
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It is true that the hospital, like many—public and private—must deal with some longer-term issues.
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But it is a firmly based agenda which addresses both the immediate problems and the longer-term issues.
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