medium-term future
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffuture
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future
noun
uk/ˈfjuː.tʃər/us/ˈfjuː.tʃɚ/
a period of time that is ...
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(Definition offuturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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No one has any inclination to question the severity of the immediate andmedium-termfuturefor us all.
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This debate in which we are discussing the policy’smedium-termfutureis just the most recent example of these efforts.
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The issue that we are considering is the immediate andmedium-termfutureof our economy.
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We hope that those discussions will bear fruit either in the short-term ormedium-termfuture.
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How will the nation find the sources of energy that it will need in the long-term or, indeed, themedium-termfuture?
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We should not be over-optimistic about themedium-termfuture.
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That is how we probably will see themedium-termfuture.
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You are signalling that you want to secure amedium-termfuturefor a cohesion policy before the end of the year.
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Nor is it likely to be in the near ormedium-termfuture, whatever my colleagues may say.
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Ultimately, however, flue gas desulphurisation plants give the coalfields only amedium-termfuture.
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In terms of the likely return of proceeds in the comparatively near tomedium-termfuture, that figure is way over the top.
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It would set at rest many of the fears, for at least themedium-termfuture, which to-day harass every wage earner and thrifty saver.
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In any event, it cannot possibly arise in the near or evenmedium-termfuture.
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The uncertainty surrounding the short andmedium-termfutureof our producers is haunting them.
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We are borrowing from overseas over themedium-termfutureto compensate for our massive balance of payments deficit till the oil revenue starts to flow into our coffers.
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However, it is the most likely convenient energy carrier for themedium-termfuturewhen we are beginning to rely on all kinds of different potential sources of energy.
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With the best will in the world, can one foresee that in the near or evenmedium-termfuturethose people will be able to get back into employment?
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However, growth prospects for the near andmedium-termfutureare quite weak.
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