long-term forecast
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflong-termandforecast
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long-term
adjective
uk/ˌlɒŋˈtɜːm/us/ˌlɑːŋˈtɝːm/
continuing a long time into ...
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forecast
noun[C]
uk/ˈfɔː.kɑːst/us/ˈfɔːr.kæst/
a statement of what is judged likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation, or the expected ...
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(Definition oflong-termandforecastfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is not possible to make anylong-termforecastof the volume of motorcar exports.
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There is a slight increase on the estimate for next year, but thelong-termforecastremains fairly steady.
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Obviously, that is not a large balance and ourlong-termforecastshows that even this modest surplus cannot be expected to last for long.
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It ought to be carried out according to the most reliablelong-termforecastof all factors involved.
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Heavy fuel oil prices are, of course, subject to large short-term fluctuations, but these are allowed for in our assessment of thelong-termforecast.
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Thelong-termforecasttalks about output growing steadily.
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The first step is the preparation of along-termforecastof aggregates demand.
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Even this review will not produce along-termforecast.
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Nolong-termforecastof employment in the firm can be ventured upon, because it is impossible to predict success in capturing new orders.
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Thelong-termforecastfor economic improvement is continually postponed.
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As the proposed reorganisation of social work services is likely to affect the provision of day nurseries, along-termforecastwould be inappropriate at this stage.
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Ministers, with reason, remained sceptical of the accuracy of long-term forecasts and the political inflexibility they were designed to encourage.
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Some give quite specific predictions, "ed rkib imru irruba", a famous person will arrive riding on a donkey, while others are vague, "ina mi rqi rigmu",long-termforecast: lament.
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It is actually less sensitive to errors in long-term forecasts because of mean reversion.
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In the numerical analysis below values for a and s are set by reference to long-term forecasts of the real equity premium and observed values of equity market volatility.
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Managements would be imprudent to make long-term forecasts with the confidence that the investors would expect if they were reading a prospectus.
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There is another and more serious respect in which these long-term forecasts of public expenditure are misleading.
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Long-term forecasts of coal prices have been notoriously inaccurate in recent years and invariably wrong.
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