long-term self-interest
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflong-termandself-interest
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long-term
adjective
uk/ˌlɒŋˈtɜːm/us/ˌlɑːŋˈtɝːm/
continuing a long time into ...
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self-interest
noun[U]
uk/ˌselfˈɪn.tər.est/us/ˌselfˈɪn.t̬ɚ.est/
the act of considering the advantage to yourself when making decisions, and deciding to do what is best ...
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(Definition oflong-termandself-interestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In other words, they may see their immediate self-interest as coinciding with theirlong-termself-interest.
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Their neglect of industrial training is a measure of their failure to calculate their ownlong-termself-interest.
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It would have been wrong in principle, and wrong in terms of our ownlong-termself-interest, had we done so.
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The fact remains that it is something which we ought to do on grounds of general principle and oflong-termself-interest.
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One might say that that islong-termself-interest.
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It is in thelong-termself-interestof the economically developed and democratic world to use its economic strength to promote economic growth and democracy in the developing world.
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Most of us who have had an involvement in the subject have stressed continually that there is a very deeplong-termself-interestin the whole subject.
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Will he ensure that the point is got across that aid is not only a moral imperative but an example of enlightenedlong-termself-interestfor this country?
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It does not offend them if it is said that there is also along-termself-intereston the part of those who, like us, share their concern.
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I hope and believe that the majority of citizens in this country would have sufficient sense of the moral issues andlong-termself-interestinvolved to give a different verdict.
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Finally, and much more dangerously, many delegations are unable to see not merely their own long-term self-interests but even their short-term self-interest.
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